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Top wine (and other) matches for sausages

Top wine (and other) matches for sausages

Posted on November 5 2019 at 07:19

As many of you will be celebrating both Bonfire Night tonight there’s a fair chance that you’ll be eating bangers of some kind, so what’s the best pairing?

Tags: British Sausage Week Bonfire Night golden lager Helles Kolsch pilsner lager cider drink:beer & cider Chardonnay Chenin Blanc Riesling drink:white wine Syrah Crozes-Hermitage St-Joseph Pinot Noir claret Bordeaux Marcillac Montepulciano Rosso Tuscan red Côtes du Rhône Zinfandel Pinotage Shiraz Douro Montsant Malbec Spanish red southern French red drink:red wine beef sausages venison sausages food:beef & lamb frankfurters Toulouse sausages sausages and beans spicy sausages sausage casserole merguez chorizo pork and leek sausages sausage and mash sausages food:pork
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Chilli con carne and American brown ale

Chilli con carne and American brown ale

Posted on November 5 2008 at 08:06

If you’re lighting a few fireworks for the kids (or yourselves, of course . . . ) tonight and hanging round in the cold you’ll need some warming food and a good chilli hits the spot perfectly

Tags: Guy Fawkes Zinfandel drink:red wine brune Leffe brune brown ale American brown ale drink:beer & cider chilli beef chili con carne chilli con carne food:beef & lamb bonfire night chili
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I wasn’t planning to post this as you can see from the messy presentation but then I thought ‘why not? This is what food looks like in most family homes.’ A quick Tuesday night supper of penne and a spicy sausage sauce made from @meatpeter’s wickedly good Italian-style chilli and fennel sausages, a leftover leek, half a green pepper, @mevalco’s brilliant tomate frito (basically Spain’s answer to passata) and a good handful of chopped parsley. Really tasty, 20 minutes cooking, 2 portions of sauce left for the freezer. Result. . . . #pasta #penne #sausage #salsiccia #chilli #midweekmeals #homecooking #easyrecipes #giftSo this is one of the best ways of using up leftover cheese should you have any after the weekend. (Hollow laughter from some of you but it happens even in this cheeseloving household.) The French call it fromage fort and it’s basically blitzed up cheese slices (swipe for picture) with garlic, white wine and cayenne pepper or chilli powder. (Click on the link in my bio although it’s a method rather than an exact recipe) Served with crackers and breadsticks it makes a great snack or nibble to have with a glass of wine. And so satisfyingly frugal. . . . #cheese #fromage #queso #fromagefort #cheesedip #leftovers #frugal #homecookingBumper bank holiday bowl of granola with a layer of rhubarb compote, homemade kefir, local Cheddar strawberries, raspberries and @sami_tamimi’s sesame crumble drizzled with a tahini-date syrup which looks - but fortunately doesn’t taste - spookily like Nutella. (From his new book Falastin.) Mug of @hasbean Ana Sora coffee on the side. Reckon I’ll need a BIG walk after this! . . . #granola #sesame ##rhubarb #strawberries #raspberries #fruit #tahini #datesyrup #breakfast #falastin #samitamimiSo last night’s cooking project was Malaga Night, a nostalgic attempt to recreate the lovely food we’ve had there with @thaneeprince and her husband Bob who was acting as sous chef for the evening. Super-garlicky gambas pil pil (sourced from @mevalco and adapted from a recipe in @jose_pizarro’s Basque), a salad of little gem lettuce and anchovies and migas, the addictive fried breadcrumbs in pimenton and garlic spiced panceta I reckon we still have to nail. (Shouldn’t really be as crisp and chunky as this but hell, anything involving bread and pork fat is good in my book). Oh and a fair amount of Major de Mendoza Fulget albarino *may* have been consumed - thanks @sommelierschoiceltd for the sample. (Wrong region I know but perfect with the food!) . . . #malaga #gambas #gambaspilpil #prawns #shrimp ##littlegem #lettuce #anchovies #migas #breadcrumbs #albarino #cookingwithfriends #zoomcooking #lockdownlife Follow on Instagram

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