The Priest Fainted
By
J. White Harris
@JWhiteH
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The Legend goes like this:
A priest received as a dowry, 5 large jars of olive oil when he married a beautiful woman. To his delight she was an excellent cook and she made an eggplant dish which was better than peanut butter & jam sandwiches. He asked for this dish again on their second supper and again on the third supper.
When he asked for the eggplant dish 4 nights in a row his new partner replied that it was not possible to make it again as they ran out of olive oil.
When the Priest heard this he fainted!
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Ingredients
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3 mediumeggplants
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4 Tbsp+ 2 tsp. salt
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6 mediumonions, sliced & separated into rings
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7 largecloves garlic, finely chopped
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5 mediumripe tomatoes, finely chopped
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8 Tbspolive oil
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1 cwater
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4 Tbspfinely chopped parsley
How to Make The Priest Fainted
- Cut off stems, peel, and slice eggplants lengthwise. Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp salt and let stand 30 minutes. Repeat with onion rings.
- Drain the eggplant and pat dry; pat dry the onion rings.
- Combine onion, garlic, and tomatoes in a bowl. Sprinkle with 2 tsp of salt.
- Pour 2-tsp olive oil in a wide bottomed skillet with a cover. Layer the eggplant and the tomato mixture in the skillet. Add 6 Tbsp olive oil and the water. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, cover and let simmer slowly for 1-1/2 hours. Sprinkle with parsley and serve at room temperature.