Well to be fair up till 5.15pm the meat belonged to Mr Sainsbury, but I was well happy to discover a bloody great big lump of brisket (almost a kilogram!) marked down from £5.80 to £1.50 while we were pillaging his emporium yesterday.
Needless to say Bosun Gravy had the jolly boat waiting by the quayside, so tucking the briskett under my arm I was down the gangplank and we were away before Mr Sainsbury's crew could train the harbour battery on us.
Back in the galley I dusted the joint in garlic powder, freshley milled black pepper and herbs before lovingly laying it in a heated roasting dish, spooning some hot oil over it and bunging it in the oven at170 degrees for about two and a bit hours.
It was delicious with some red cabbage, boiled with a touch of sherry vinigar and roast spuds. For the gravy I fried some mushrooms with two crushed cloves of garlic and four chopped chili peppers added a glass of red wine, two teaspoons of cornflour, some of the cabbage water, a beef stock cube and the juices from the roasting pan.
A bloody great meal for the three of us and pretty cheap too.
Wonder what we can find in the shops tonight?
