'Toad in the hole' is a traditional English dish - and one of those ones that tends to startle people the first time they hear of it, because it's just such a strange name. Thankfully there are no actual toads involved.
The traditional recipe consists of sausages cooked in a yorkshire pudding batter. Of course, I use vegetarian sausages, and I like to mix mine up a bit by including some vegetables in the mix - sometimes I even make a variation by increasing the quantities of vegetables, and skipping the sausages altogether.
By making individual portions, it's easier to use different sausages if you're catering for both vegetarians and meat-eaters, and I also think it looks nicer on the plate. The baking trays I use are about five by seven inches.
Toad In The Hole Recipe
Serves 4
6 medium eggs
12oz plain flour
10fl.oz milk
4tbsp sunflower oil
1 courgette (zucchini)
1 red pepper
4 small red onions
8 large sausages
- Put the flour in a large mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Add the eggs and a little milk to the well, and combine with a whisk.
- Gradually add the remaining milk, and beat the batter until there are no lumps left. Whisk it a little more to create bubbles.
- Put one tablespoon of oil in each of four small baking trays, and heat in the oven at 200°C
- Chop the peppers and courgettes into inch-square pieces, and quarter the onions.
- Add the sausages and vegetables to the hot oil, and return to the oven for ten minutes.
- Give the batter another quick whisk, then divide between the baking trays (I pour the batter in to the side and allow it to flow around the sausages and vegetables).
- Bake for a further twenty minutes, or until the batter has risen and the sausages cooked through.
8 comments:
My children used to enjoy Toad in the Hole, cannot remember when we last cooked that, might just do so now you have reminded me :)
Never had it. Your recipe is easy to follow. Thank you.
I've always assumed that the name was a reflection of juvenile humour - if such it can be called! - like Squashed Fly Pie, which we used to get at school...
Pity the poor exchange students coming in to lunch some days...
never seen vegetables in toad in the hole - love the idea
This is one dish I would like to try, but hubby does not like sausage, so I do not buy it...seems it is similar to the pigs in a blanket dish we make here...again, I just do not buy them, not even the veggie versions...maybe I should :)
despite the odd name and interesting look, I bet it's tasty!
Ooooh, this sounds pretty tasty (and I'd also use your suggestion of making it with veggie sausages). Mmmmm!
I have not heard of "toad in a hole" sounds great!
kim
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