Forty Day MoussakaA tasty dish to sustain a large family on a long wet sea voyage.
And God said unto Noah, take thee into the ark two extra sheep
and a large oven proof dish, three cubits in length, two cubits in width, and about half a cubit in depth.
Make thee a shopping list, and send forth Mrs. Noah to the shops that she may assemble the ingredients to maketh a mighty dish of proportions sufficient to feed thee and thy kin for the duration of a lengthy deluge.
And Mrs. Noah took the list and brought back into the ark a multitude of ingredients; making three separate trips to the shops.
And God said unto Mrs. Noah, make thee a Moussaka, and this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of:
First, thou must mince the flesh of two lambs
, which thou will put into a large heavy-based frying pan, along with onion, smote garlic, mint, bay leaf and cinnamon, whereupon thou must cook over a medium heat for ten minutes.
Next must thou stir in thy flour; then thy wine, tomatoes and tomato puree; simmer thee this mix for thirty minutes and set aside.
And Mrs. Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded her.
And God commanded that Mrs. Noah slice her Aubergines and fry them three minutes on each side, and afterwards to place them on kitchen paper to drain, and God saw that they were good.
And the Lord said unto Mrs. Noah, because I am a merciful God, I will not require that thou makest thy own bechamel sauce, but behold, I will furnish thee with one I made earlier, as bechamel sauce be verily beyond thy talents.
And God decreed that a third of the meat sauce be spooned into the three by two cubit dish, followed by a layer of sliced aubergine, and nicely topped off with the Lord’s own bechamel sauce.
For yet 35-45 minutes at gas mark 6 must thou bakest thy dish, forgetting not to sprinkle with fresh Parmesan.
Serve with freshly baked ciabatta, and olive oil for dipping.
Next week’s dish will be the Recipe for Lasagne according to St. Matthew.
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