Source:
Germany, 14th c.
Recipe by Diana Hart
Ingredients
1 lb. cooked chicken
7 eggs
1/2 tsp . ground ginger
pinch ground anise
pinch saffron
Method
Mix the eggs and spices until well combined. Place the chicken in the pie crust and pour on the egg mixture. Bake in a 400 degree oven until done.
#28 If you want to make a chicken dish. These are called king's chickens. Take young grilled chickens, chop them up in little bite-sized pieces. Take fresh eggs, break them, mix them with ground ginger and a little anise, pour this into a solid mortar, which should be hot. Sprinkle the chickens with the same spices you add to the eggs. Put the chickens into a mortar, add saffron, salt to taste, and keep them by the fire. Let them bake at an even temperature with some lard, and serve them whole. They are called king's chicken.
Published: 2011-04-07