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Torta Bolognese

Frankreich, 15. Jhd.

Torta Bolognese

Take as much cheese as indicated above in the section on torta bianca [a livre and a half] and grate it. Note that the richer the cheese is in fat, the better. Then take some Swiss chard, parsley, and marjoram. And when they are cleaned and washed, chop them very well with a knife, and mix them together with the cheese, combining and mixing with your hands so that they are well blended, and adding four eggs and enough pepper and a little saffron, as well as good lard or fresh butter, mixing and blending all these things very well, as I have said. And put this filling into a pan with a top crust and a bottom crust, and put on a moderate fire; and when it seem to you to be half cooked, so that it will look more attractive, color it yellow with an egg yolk beaten with a little saffron. And to know when it is cooked, remember that when the top crust comes away and rises, then it will be good, and you may remove it from the fire.

Maestro Martino; Redon, Medieval Kitchen; Lilinah, sca-cooks