Slete soppes (recipe)

From Cunnan

Contents 1 Period Recipe 1.1 Notes 2 Modern Recipe 3 Leek Sopes 3.1 Ingredients 3.2 Method 4 Notes

Period Recipe

From the Forme of Cury.

SLETE SOPPES. XX.IIII.

Take white of Lekes and slyt hem, and do hem to seeþ in wyne, oile and salt, rost brede and lay in dysshes and the sewe above and serue it forth.

Notes

• Slete. slit.

Modern Recipe

Fenkel Soppes on left, Slete Soppes on right.

Leek Sopes

Serves 6.

Ingredients

• 3 medium Leeks
• 1 cup+ White Wine
• Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper
• 2-3 slices Bread, toasted

Method

1. Top, tail and wash the leeks. The recipe calls for the leeks to be 'slit'. This can be interpreted in two ways- one, slit the leeks lengthwise and cook 'whole'. In my trial, I sliced the leek (depends on what type of presentation you want).
2. Saute the leeks in olive oil until they soften (don't brown them) and sprinkle with salt/pepper.
3. Add the wine and simmer for about 10 - 15 minutes.
4. Quarter your toast and serve the leeks over the toast.

Gwir verch Madog.

Notes

The historical version of this recipe was taken from the Project Gutenberg e-text of the Forme of Cury.