I've made a dish based on a French Peasants recipe. I can't remember the name, or whether it's a local, regional or National dish. Basically it's Pork slow cooked in Cider, Haricot Beans and a few other bits n Bobs. Anyone know the answer?

I know I run the risk of PJ telling me I've asked this before, which if I have, I can't remember.

Just asked Mme Poolier and she says try Germany.
No, joking apart she hasn't heard of such a dish and she's a chef (retired).

Cheers Mr Poolier. I definitely seem to recall it was a French Peasants recipe. Over the years I think it's become a bit of a Triggers Brush, where I've added ingredients and took some away. I can't remember the actual recipe or which cookbook/website I got the original dish from. I sort of roughly make it.

The thing with French cooking is that it’s very regionale. Add to that each chef adds their own spin on it. End result is millions of different recipes.

Cassoulet?

Just Normandy Pork Casserole innit?

Cider is from the north so a Normandy recipe makes sense. Cassoulet is from the south west and has to have confit of duck in it as well as pork and sausages. Even the craziest cassoulet cook wouldn't use cider, there'd be marches and possibly strikes.

Mr Bishop might be talking of the "rouelle de porc au cidre". Rouelle de porc is basically slow-cooked pork loin. In France, people will either use potatoes or flageolets (beans) to go with it. There's actually a town in Normandy called Rouelle. Maybe that's where the cider-enhanced recipe comes from?

Can't you just ask at Farm Foods since that's where you got it from last time?

Hiya Mr Crab. This is a dish I make myself I'll have you know. FTR there is no Farm Foods in the Metropolis, only Heron or Iceland.

That looks good, nice bowl too.......is it a particular make?

Not sure till iv'e tasted the mash..and the fingerprints are clear to see on the plate's arrangement.

Not sure, I'll check the label later. TBF Mr Bluestreak, It's either a really expensive one or one from a charity shop. Either way I've devalued it.

I can assure you Mr Sussex, the Mash was as creamy as creamy mccreamy from creamyland. The presentation was Rustic.

Gordon,Gino and Fred's roadtrip to San Francisco has to be funniest thing iv'e seen this week mr bishop.. give it a try.

What Channel Mr Sussex?

That meat looks like it was very well done and then shredded with a fork. Have you been pulling your pork Mr Bishop?

Tea with toast and Marmalade now all spat at the Laptop!!!!! The answer is yes Msr Toulouse, low and slow, pulls easily after a few hours when it's moist.

Monseigneur Toulouse? I know you're a Bishop like but do you have the power of promoting to cardinal?

Emergency Lockdown Powers, or a chubby fingered keyboard error? You decide! I'll be looking for the smoke from your Chimney later!!!!

The only cardinals I deal with are sins.

A propos, there was a witty one-liner going round the Irish community when Filipino archbishop Jaime Sin was named Cardinal (it's the sort of thing the Irish notice).

In the confession booth: "Sin forgive me for I have fathered."

Appointing a Cardinal Sin is like Ed Balls calling his son Claude.

The words to" Le vien en rose " must be very special to any woman that's ever loved me..

What's your favourite version?..It has to be Grace Jones for me.

ITV .you not watched it yet ?..Not sure them THC infused food recipes might be to be your liking mr bishop.

Louis Armstrong hands down. There was this French bird too, but nobody probably remembers her name.