I was tired Thursday night. Ten hours on my feet and two and a bit hours of commute. What’s for dinner?

Well, we start with a beer, naturally. What’s in the fridge? Everything? I think Tapas style is in order tonight.

Ok, a yellow capsicum. What else? An onion, a generous serve of extra virgin olive oil, a slurp of the riesling from my glass and several chunks of bread sliced and toasted. Oh, and some very fresh lamb kidneys bought the day before (Hmm, that probably wipes out 50 % of my audience, but trust me).

The onion was chopped and the capsicum sliced into thin strips. Both were sautéed in some of the olive oil for about 20 minutes until they were slightly caramelised and soft and the pan was filled with the cooking liquer.

The kidneys were halved and the funny white finger like thingies you find in the middle removed, (scissors are good for getting rid of this but I’m too tired to get technical.) The kidneys  were salted and peppered and sauted in a big pan until the juices ran clear and the outer surface turned a gentle brown. A plate received the kidneys and then into the pan went a quick slosh of white wine and a little more olive oil and then magic, a thin sauce to pour over the kidneys when plated up.

The yellow capsicum, onion and browned kidneys just demanded a couple of slices of  thick crisp toast to soak up the juices. Peasant food yes, but ever so good. My belly was satisfied and the remainder of the riesling slipping down rather well…

 kind regards

J