Sausages, Crisps and Salad (by Biggs)

Yesterday I decided I wanted to try out a real butcher that I'd never been to. The plan was to buy G a variety of sausages and it looked like the best bet was going to be Heinz Meats a German Butcher a couple of suburbs over. I highly recommend it based on the fact they sell big bags of "butcher's lollies".....crackling. 

The sausages I chose were: 

• Thuringer Bratwurst: mild German sausage with caraway, coriander, nutmeg and marjoram
• Red Wine Calabrese: chunky pork with red wine, paprika, fennel seeds and a touch of chili
• Cumberland: English breakfast sausage, pork with bacon, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and nutmeg
• Merguez: spicy North African beef and lamb, a touch of chili, paprika and cumin

All quite good but I overcooked them as a result of a fear I would undercook them and I thought the red wine in the calabrese was a bit much. I prefer it in liquid form. The cumberland with bacon was unsurprisingly my favourite. 

I served it with salad and crisps. The salad was lettuce, cucumber, tomato, carrot and capsicum. I doused mine with french dressing from a bottle which was a delightful throwback to our youth.