Mum’s Toad In The Hole
A homely recipe you thought you couldn’t make!
Difficulty Level: easy
Ingredients
- Homemade toad in the hole with carrot and swede mash and cabbage:
- 1 med egg
- 125ml milk
- 50g plain flour
- 3 sausages
- tsp. Thyme
- 1 tbsp. Oil
- 1 lg onion, chopped
- 250ml beef stock/gravy
- tsp. Marmite or bovril
- tsp. Worcester sauce (optional)
- 100g carrots, cubed
- 100g swede, cubed
- tsp. Ground nutmeg
- half a savoy cabbage, finely chopped
Instructions
1) pre-heat the oven to 190c, use a drizzle of oil and a bit of kitchen towel to line the deep roasting dish, then pop in the oven.
2) make the batter – put the flour in the bowl and crack in the egg, whisk, and then gradually add the milk bit by bit. Make sure the batter is lump-free and smooth, then set aside
3) fry the sausages for 5 mins on a high heat so they have a good colour.
4) take the dish out the oven, then put the sausages in the dish and pour the batter over them. Pop in the oven for around 35-40 mins.
5) in the meantime, make the mash. Chuck the carrot and swede into a pan of cold water, bring to the boil then turn down to a simmer and cover with a lid for 20 minutes.
6) to make the onion gravy, soften the onion for around 5 minutes, then add the liquids and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. If it needs to thicken up, throw in a tsp. Of flour and whisk thoroughly.
6) the cabbage can be cooked quickly in boiling water for around 6-8 minutes.
7) once the carrot and swede are cooked, mash up with a tiny bit of butter if you like.
8) take the toad in the hole out of the oven, then drain the cabbage and serve with the mash and gravy – enjoy !
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