Recipe: The Ploughman’s Bollocks (for Danny Boyle and Sean Connery) <br />The notion that the English pub dish with the twee name “Ploughman’s Lunch” was actually something a ploughman carried into the field is total bollocks. It was thought up by the Milk Council in the 1960’s to promote the sale of cheese and then caught on during the Margaret Thatcher and Sex Pistols years, the point being that it’s not something traditional unless your traditions only go back forty years. So pierino has gone all deconstructionist once again. Typically your “Ploughman’s” arranges as cheddar, possibly some meat pie, a pickle or chutney and some fruit. We’ve completely remade it with a wink toward the way Danny Boyle remade the Olympic opening ceremonies of 2012. The bangers are turned into deep fried meat balls and topped with crispy leeks, so set up your frying station and crank up the Sex Pistols. <br />

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