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Friday 16 March 2012

Castillion du Gard Cassoulet



This one of Eddies favourit places. Just outside the walls of the town there is a smaall chapel that has now been abandoned. The access is via a one vehicle track that opens into an open wood lined space that the church occupies. Unfortunately, becawse of it's remoteness, it can be a meeting place for the yoof of the town; drinkin', smokin blow an' fornicatin'. But Eddie's presence does deter many usin' the site. Ollie adds her two penneth wiv a foaming mouth fashioned in the main by shaving cream, mangy tangled coat and a lame gait: manifestin' herself as a  rabid unsafe, unpredictable beast.
The spot has every facility; local 'portable' water, cultivated fields as well as, most dramatically, the 'Pont du Gard' one of the seven wonders of the Roman world.

Sausage an' Been Stew 
This originates from Carcassonne and usually contains duck legs, but Eddie can't stretch to that so this is his peasant version of the same meal. 
Lightly seal good pork Toulouse sausages, place to one side. Onions, garlic, carrots, celery should then be chopped then gently sweatid in sunflower oil. Ensure that the dried Haricots, Bartolli and Canelloni beens have been well soaked overnight and simmered seperately foa 30 minits befoa addin' them to the mix. Tinned chopped Tomatoes are good enuff foa this dish and can be added along with mustard, a little fresh mountain thyme, a few chilli flakes, two tablespoonz of tomato puree, one cup of Merlot, plus one pint of stock. Brew this lot up foa 45 minits befoa addin' the sausages. Serve wiv crusty bread