Whilst lamb was a problem for me to find, and lamb cutlets in particular, there are some things in the local Spar that I really like. Spar do a “Bio” range, which I presume is organic and in that range, I found these:
These are beluga lentils, which were the closest thing I could find to puy lentils. They are delicious. After cooking, the change colour from deep black to a sort of washed out black-green. We ate them last night mixed with fresh peas, flat parsley, olive oil and some goats cheese.
pea and mint, chard, and blue cheese omelette.
the eggs didn’t come from the allotment.
A few weeks ago, when in Cork, I purchased prawns from O’Connells in the English Market. O’Connells is the best place to buy fish I have ever come across in Ireland. They are beyond helpful.
Some of the praws were shelled and others were left whole. During the week, we had them for dinner. They were defrosted in the fridge and then, trying to decide how to cook them, I decided to bake them. They duly were doused in olive oil and lemon juice with some chilli flakes thrown in. Then I put them in a two hundred degrees centigrade fan assisted oven. I left them in there until they had turned prawn colour, i.e. pinked up.
I have to say, I have never in my life tasted such delicious, soft, tender prawns. I will never again fry a prawn unless there is no oven to hand. I highly recommend this method.
