Snow has been silently covering the London streets today giving Smithfield market something of a Dickensian feel. The current cold snap has brought on the desire for something decidedly meaty and where better to get it than Smithfield, home of the city’s main meat market for centuries? A trip to the last butcher still open at midday snagged two free range pork chops and four plump quail.
Dinner was based around the pork – with something that tasty you don’t want to mess around much. Just a squeeze of lemon juice and some black pepper. And then a simple accompaniment of roast cherry tomatoes and lightly fried courgettes with lemon and black pepper. Continue reading