Sowpes Dorry (recipe)

From Cunnan

Contents 1 Period Recipe 1.1 Notes 2 Modern Recipe 2.1 Ingredients 2.2 Method 3 Notes

Period Recipe

From the Forme of Cury.

SOWPES DORRY. XX.IIII. II.

Take Almaundes brayed, drawe hem up with wyne. ooile it, cast þeruppon safroun and salt, take brede itosted in wyne. lay þerof a leyne and anoþer of þe sewe and alle togydre. florish it with sugur powdour gyngur and serue it forth.

Notes

• Sowpes Dorry. Sops endorsed. V. Dorry in Gloss.
• A leyne. a layer.

Modern Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 small/medium onions, white (used home grown ones in trial)
  
• 2 Tbl Olive Oil
  
• 1 Cup white wine
  
• 1 Cup chicken broth
  
• 2/3 Cup almond meal
  
• 1 Cup Hot Water
  
• 3 slices bread, toasted
  

Method

1. Cut onions into small pieces, fry in olive oil until soft. Add wine and chicken broth and boil for 5 minutes.
2. Combine almond meal and hot water, stir vigorously and strain, discarding pulp.
3. Toast bread, break into pieces and place in bottom of serving bowl. Pour Almond milk over bread. Pour onion mixture over the top and serve

Notes: the chicken broth is not part of the original but it gives the soup a bit of extra flavour and cuts the wine a bit. A grating a black papper is a nice addition

YiS,
Elspeth

Notes

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