Pre-travel comfort food

Well I'm not looking forward to being wrapped up in my pink and white striped sock and stuffed into a bag to catch a train tomorrow (assuming it's running, that is), but at least the human has decided to feed me before doing so.

Cooking directions are as follows:

1 packet merguez sausages (4 for the meal, the remaining 2 for sandwiches to eat on the train)
an onion
150g or so green lentils
2 tomatoes
salt, herbs, stock cubes etc to taste.

Prick the raw merguez all over, fry on very low heat in a heavy saucepan until fat renders. Then remove three sausages, and cut remaining three into 1 inch pieces. Add chopped onion, cook till soft, add lentils. Cook for a few minutes, then add chopped tomatoes, water, remaining ingredients. Cook until a stew-like texture is achieved.

Fry the remaining three merguez to complete cooking (NB: black on the outside, frozen on the inside). Periodically pour fat from frying pan into lentil mixture, weather depending. Reserve two to slice for sandwiches (wrap in paper towel, god these things are fatty!) and serve remaining cooked sausage on top of stew.

Garnish with pickled vegetables left by nonconformist party guest!