It was wonderful.
Because we were richly blessed with good friends, we were introduced to some people with a lovely farmhouse we'd rent in a little town called St. Mere Eglise in northern France (about 10 minutes from Omaha Beach). We had an absolutely magical time 2 years in a row, once with dear friends and once on our own.
It was SO easy to explore and spend little to no money, because for us the food and wine was such a rich, culinary experience, (you could eat like a king and never have to go out for a meal!) and the beach was a happy place to take a picnic and bottle of wine and spend the day soaking up the sunshine and watching the children play and get golden.
During the week, different towns would have the local markets and it was fun to go and spend part of the day just walking around and picking up cheese for the evenings meal from the local cheese maker. We also discovered a truck at these markets that had sizzling spicy sausage and french fries on a toasted baguette that was to die for. They call them Sandwich de Marguez and for a few euros, we could all eat to our tummies content. You could add Dijion mustard, or ketchup or nothing at all.
That became our daily ritual, to pack a picnic basket, go to the local market in which ever town was hosting, eat a wonderful Sandwich de Marguez and then go to the closest beach for the rest of the day.
So of course this was a recipe we had to try to recreate here in the States when we moved back, forever hopeful that we may again go back with our boys to our lovely farm house in St Mere Eglise.
Wonderful for a BBQ , it is also easy to feed lots of people with this and it is a wonderful story to tell too!
1 per person (2 if your my boys)
Feeds 12
Ingredients
24 spicy sausages ( If you are lucky enough to be able to find Merguez sausages then by ALL means do!!)
2 large bags of thin frozen french fries ( about 4 lbs )
24 medium sized baguettes
Dijon Mustard
Ketchup
6 Leeks rinsed and sliced in 1/2 inch pieces
Olive oil
Sea Salt
Black Pepper
Prepare
* Put your french fries on a couple baking sheets and bake in a 350 degree oven until golden, immediately sprinkle with a generous amount of sea salt on one tray sea salt and pepper on the other
* Grill your sausages on the BBQ or on the stove top for about 10 minutes or until they are barely pink. Let them rest on the side for another 10 minutes and they will keep cooking and allow the juice to distribute through the sausage
* While sausage is resting, sautee the leeks in a pan with 2 tbs of butter, and olive oil until soft
* Cut the Baguettes so one side stays closed and toast them on the BBQ for a few minutes or do the same in the oven
* Make the sandwich by cutting the sausage in half, long ways if you find it easier to handle and placing it in the baguette, add a generous amount of french fries to the sandwich, sauteed leeks if you want and Dijon and ketchup
BON APPETIT!!!!!!!
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