Sport 13 Spring 1994
Medusa’s Haircut
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Medusa’s Haircut
Medusa, monstrous queen of the swamps, has a headful of hissing snakes. When she has a trim, it leaves quite a mess.
Ingredients
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5 or more eels
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White wine
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Vinegar
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Onion
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Cooking oil
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Water cress
Dry Ice (This can be obtained from most good industrial gas dealers)
Method
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DO NOT skin the eels or take their heads off.— |
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Roll the eels into rings and poach them in 2 parts wine to 1 part vinegar, seasoned with salt and pepper and grated onion. |
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Leave to cool. |
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Boil the cress. |
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Drain and dry the eels and deep fry them in cooking oil. |
To serve
Make a bed of the boiled cress on a tray. Heap the eels onto it, and curl them into various writhing shapes. Break up a piece of dry ice with a hammer, and place small pieces around the edge of the plate. They will start to steam immediately, and you will now have a dish that looks very much like snakes heads lying round a steamy marsh. Mmm.
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