Toad in the hole - Turned out great! Very moist.. Today I am sharing this Toad in the hole! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 40 minutes! Toad in the hole or Sausage Toad is a traditional English dish consisting of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with onion gravy and vegetables. Historically, the dish has also been prepared using other meats, such as rump steak and lamb's kidney. Nigel Slater shares the secrets behind his perfect toad in the hole recipe: skinless sausages, red hot dripping and a few hidden extras. American Toad in a hole is one of the first recipes I had my children prepare when they were learning to cook. Much easier than the European version, this fun egg-in-a-hole is sure to please.
My "little ones" are now grown (and have advanced to more difficult recipes!), but this continues to be a. Family dinners don't get much better than this. We've been trying to work out if Toad in the Hole is a British thing.
You can cook Toad in the hole with 5 Ingredients and 4 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Toad in the hole:
- Pork and apple sausages.
- 3 eggs.
- Milk (approx 100 ml).
- 3 tbsp plain flour.
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil.
Toad in the hole is the perfect winter dinner. What's not to love about sausages in crispy batter? Make a well in the middle. Using a whisk, mix the eggs with the milk and sparkling water in a jug.
Step by step how to cook Toad in the hole:
- Heat the oven to maximum. Put the sausages in the dish alone. Cook them for about 15mins, then add the oil to the dish to get it really hot..
- Whilst the sausages are cooking beat together the flour,(its back in the shops at last!) milk and eggs to make the batter. If the batter is too thick add a little more milk..
- Once you are sure the oil is going to be really hot then pour the batter over the sausages, get it back in the oven. Door shut, and dont open for another 20 mins..
- Once cooked carefully set it down to cool for at least 10 mins before you try and serve it so you dont get burnt by spitting fat..
Is toad in the hole a school-dinner classic or a waste of good sausages? Meanwhile, make up the batter mix. Toad in the hole is one of England's most bizarrely named foods. Where did its unusual name come from? Britain is known for its oddly named delicacies, from Bubble & Squeak to Spotted Dick, but Toad-in-the-Hole really takes the biscuit for bizarrely named food with no clear reason for its label.