Mum’s Toad In The Hole

A homely recipe you thought you couldn’t make!

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

STEP 1:

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.

STEP 2:

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

STEP 3:

3) fry the sausages for 5 mins on a high heat so they have a good colour.

STEP 4:

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.

STEP 5:

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.

STEP 6:

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.

STEP 7:

6) the cabbage can be cooked quickly in boiling water for around 6-8 minutes.

STEP 8:

7) once the carrot and swede are cooked, mash up with a tiny bit of butter if you like.

STEP 9:

8) take the toad in the hole out of the oven, then drain the cabbage and serve with the mash and gravy – enjoy !