World Flavors Cookbook

Phoenicoptero (Flamingo in Sauce)

Name: Phoenicoptero (Flamingo in Sauce)
Cook time: 90 min
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: duck (substitute for flamingo), black pepper, cumin, coriander seeds, fennel seed, vinegar, Medjool dates, honey, garum (fish sauce), olive oil, mint

Flamingo (or duck) braised in a sauce of pepper, cumin, coriander, fennel, vinegar, dates, honey, and garum — the most exotic meat recipe in Apicius.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

duck (substitute for flamingo), black pepper, cumin, coriander seeds, fennel seed, vinegar, Medjool dates, honey, garum (fish sauce), olive oil, mint

Instructions

Braise duck pieces in water until partially cooked. Make sauce: crush pepper, cumin, coriander, fennel. Add vinegar, chopped dates, honey, and fish sauce. Combine with duck in pan. Simmer 45 minutes until duck is tender and sauce has thickened. Finish with olive oil and fresh mint.