“Aggo gave an urchin a copper for a skewer of honey-roasted mice and nibbled them as he rode. Jhogo bought a handful of fat white cherries. Elsewhere they saw beautiful bronze daggers for sale, dried squids and carved onyx…” -A Clash of Kings
Our Thoughts
This was a dish from the books that we couldn’t actually make, but after giving it some thought, we came up with a fun solution.
These are tasty little morsels. The flaky pastry melts in your mouth, while the sausage pops with juices when you bite into it. Plus, they look like mice. There is a residual feeling of decadence that accompanies the eating of these tiny faux creatures, bringing you just a tad closer to your favorite Roman emperors and Dothraki bodyguards.
How to Make Them
Ingredients:
- your favorite variety of cocktail dogs
- packaged biscuit dough, or homemade pastry dough
- sliced almonds
- poppy or black sesame seeds
- honey
Wrap the cocktail dogs in the biscuit dough; 1/2 biscuit round should more than cover one small sausage. You can also do smaller sized mice, with half sausages and less dough. Pinch the dough into a point on one end for the nose.
Using a knife, poke holes in the dough/sausage, and insert two sliced almonds for ears. Likewise press two seeds in for eyes. If you like, add a bit of extra dough for tails.
Bake in the oven on a baking sheet for around 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees until they are golden brown. Allow the cooked mice to cool for a few minutes, then skewer them, and drizzle with honey.
Makes 20-30 mice.