It’s been getting colder, the days getting shorter and the need for all things comforting increasing. I went to the butcher and managed to get hold of some local recipe sausages. Toad in the Hole would be it. With some gravy and mash. Proper British.
Ingredients
What you will need (for two)
Sausages of your choice
1/2 pint of milk
120g flour
3 eggs
Pinch of salt and pepper
2 onions
2 garlic cloves
90ml balsamic vinegar
Thyme
Stock cube
Method
I started off by frying my sausages and made the batter while they were cooking. I find the best way for Yorkshire pudding batter is to put it all in a bowl and whisk furiously. It’ll all come right in the end. I was also clever enough to plan ahead, pre-heat the oven as hot as it would go and heat some oil in a dish.
When the oil was hot out of the oven, I put the sausages in and then back to the oven for a bit more cooking and to put flavour into the oil. After about 5 minutes, I poured the batter over the sausages and tucked it all back into the oven. As it is so temperamental I let it do it’s thing until golden brown and everything else was ready.
To make the gravy, add the sliced onions and garlic to some butter and fry until the onions are softened. I was a bit dubious about using vinegar as I would always choose red wine but after trying it I would definitely do it again.
Add the vinegar and let it reduce by half. Add the thyme, salt and pepper and then crumble in the stock cube and add some water (or as I did use the water from the broccoli I was boiling). Continue to reduce until it’s as thick as you like it.
Heh, I like the “proper British” comment. I’ve definitely been feeling like some comfort food lately and I think a giant bowl of the cabbage chive mash sounds like the perfect answer! 🙂
Cabbage and chive mash sounds just amazing! Yum. I am in the need of a big warm bowl of food right now, and this sure does look good! Thanks for sharing it with me!
Never heard of this before but it looks delicious.
This is nothing that I expected. In the U.S. this would be an egg cooked in the hole of a piece of bread. One of my favorite breakfasts. This looks much more filling, savory and incredibly delicious though!
wow, that looks so darn good!! I have never had toad in the hole, but it certainly sounds like a must try! How did it get that name?
Thank you for the comments, glad you’re all interested!
Laywer Loves Lunch and Monet, hope you get to eat some yummy chive mash soon.
Rick, it’s definitely worth a try.
Mom chef, the eggs in bread sound really good to me.
Chef Dennis, it’s a must try indeed! A very interesting question as no one I know has a clue where the name comes from. The explanation I have heard most is that it looks like a toad sticking its head out of a hole. I’m not entirely sure I agree with it though…
Ahhh, so wonderfully British! Love it 😀 I haven’t had a good Toad In The Hole for ages… I’m so going to be making this soon!
Jax x
What a scrumptious dinner. Those sausages peeking out of their blanket next to the mash look like the perfect comfort meal.
Hi!
Jackie – I think today is the day for Toad in the Hole with all the weather!
Cocina Savant – It is one of my favourite comfort meals for definite.
What a satisfying breakfast! Like The Mom Chef, I was expecting an egg cooked in a piece of toast. This is much better.
Hi Kristen,
I’ve never thought of having it for breakfast! We normally have it for dinner or Sunday roast. However, starting the day with this wouldn’t be a bad idea…
This sounds excellent! A definite must-try. I’ve never made yorkshire pudding- sounds delicious! And I actually have everything I’d need in the refrigerator and the pantry so perhaps this will be on the menu for tonight :] I have a red pepper sausage- think that will work? Thanks for posting!
Hi Marea,
I hope you do make this. Once you do it’ll be one you keep making! Red pepper sausages sound great. Let me know how it turns out.
Just made this following your recipe, so tasty, made a bit much but couldn’t stop eating, I’d recommend cumberlands! Inspired
Hi Richard,
I’m really glad you liked it!