Can I just say there are few things I like in this life as well as a produce market. We (the usual suspects) Me, MCJ and Big Al visited the North Sydney produce market a few weeks ago and had a lovely time. It was one of those Sydney February days which is 29 degrees and humid when you wake up and by 1pm has reached 39 degrees and stinking and just when you think it can't get any hotter or stickier it chucks down rain and the temperature drops 20 degrees. It can be mighty unsettling for your wardrobe.
Anyway, the NSPM is great. MCJ and I were there early for coffee and Big Al came late disheveled and apparently straight from the pub, via a mate's couch, with out stopping, passing Go, collecting $200 or in fact showering, brushing his teeth nor attending to personal hygiene in any way shape or form. But that is another story...
We bought great stuff; a bucket of fresh figs for 6 bucks, 2 types of goats cheese (to go with the figs) AND a sheep's milk cheese, venison sausages and a venison pie, and to a our great delight a Peking duck for the bargain price of $18.
Well, next we took our goodies home and because it was at least 40 degrees we decided it was the perfect day to cook the duck. In the oven I might add.
The best recipe we could find was called Albegensian Duck (Duck with fennel, lardons and sweet onions) from Caroline Conran's "Cooking Under the Sun - French Country Cooking" I will post the recipe separately as I don't have it in front of me right now. It was however delicious washed down with vats of wine, a raddichio and gorgonzola salad and fresh sour dough bread.
And you will be glad to know that this time there was no broken glass or other life threatening elements to our meal - unless you include the heat and 5 bottles of wine...
http://www.northsydneycentre.com.au/html/markets1.html
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And then what happened?
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