So onto lunch, of a Lidl German style sausage on French bread, with fried onion, ketchup and mustard. We purchased the sausage as they looked authentic, and had a high pork content. Unsurprisingly, the label did not specify what part of the pig the pork was from, and I'd rather not think about it. It tasted pretty decent, despite having the appearance of a fatter, slightly burnt football sausage. This sort of sausage should probably be slowly fried rather than put under a hot grill.
V enjoyed last week's starter (Richard Corrigan's baby squid stuffed with chorizo and feta) so much that she made it again as a prelude to our Sunday dinner. We had it with a few leaves rather than the fennel, and it didn't work as well. Salad leaves are not a particularly good accompaniment to squid, they don't stand up to it texturally and are overpowered from a taste perspective. The presentation wasn't as good as last time, I thought the stuffed squids looked like weird little condoms.
I did a beef stew with stout, carrots and mushrooms for the main course, served with a horseradish mash kale. The meat was a bargain at less than £5 for what will be four portions. The stew went fairly well, the meat was falling apart but at the same time just starting to dry out a little - this should have come out the oven about 30 minutes before it did. I liked the horseradish mash but V found it a bit overpowering. The kale was a too damp, I should have steamed and buttered it rather than just boiling and seasoning. I don't recall cooking kale before, so something learned today.
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