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Toad in the Hole with Onion Gravy

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Toad in the Hole with Onion Gravy is a super thrifty, easy and delicious, midweek family meal. Just serve with your favourite vegetables!

Having tried numerous different recipes for Toad in the Hole over the years, I finally found one which was both delicious and worked with a bit of tweaking.

It was pulled out of a Tesco’s magazine when the price per portion was 30p!

Tips for making Toad in the Hole Batter

The key to success is the speedy depositing of the batter into the hot enamel tin and a quick re-entry into the oven.

I’ve found that china dishes just don’t distribute the heat effectively enough and result in an un-risen soggy shambles.

Also, the cooking time should just be a guide because this will vary with the size of tin you use.

I learned this after a few charred results when I’d forgotten to ignore the timing in the recipe. You need to check that the batter is cooked throughout and not like an omelette but also avoid burning which is very easy.

I find there is no need for potatoes with this dish just your favourite boiled or steamed vegetables.

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Toad in the Hole with Onion Gravy

Traditional English cooking at its best. Sausages in a Yorkshire Pudding with Onion Gravy loved by young and old!
Course dinner, supper
Cuisine English
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Author Tesco

Ingredients

For the Batter

  • 100 g / 3 ½ oz Plain flour
  • 2 Eggs
  • 150 ml / ¼ pt semi-skimmed milk

For the Toad

  • 8 Pork sausages
  • 1 Onion finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • For the gravy:
  • 1 Onion finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp Flour
  • 2 tsp English mustard
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 300 ml / ½ pint Vegetable stock

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 220°C. or 200°C fan.
  • Place flour in a bowl, add eggs and slowly mix in milk to make a smooth batter.
  • Add 150ml (¼ pt) water and beat until smooth.
  • Put sausages in an oven-proof baking dish, scatter the onion around them and drizzle the oil over. Avoid onion on top of the sausages as they just burn.
  • Roast for 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, pour over the batter speedily and return to cook for anywhere between 20 – 35 minutes. (Mine took 20 mins).
  • To make the gravy, fry the remaining onion for 5 minutes until golden.
  • Sprinkle on the flour and cook, stirring until thickened.
  • Add mustard, Worcestershire sauce and gradually, the stock, stirring until smooth.
  • Serve with the Toad in the Hole and steamed veg.

Notes

To make this dish slightly less naughty I used low fat sausages which worked very well.

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  1. Susie Wilkinson

    I love Toad-in-the-Hole, we always have it with sausages from the butchers, a real treat!

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  20. DANIELLE VEDMORE

    What I actually had for tea – made with lovely Cumberland Sausages and some mushrooms too in the gravy.

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  22. nicky63

    I shall try this next sausage day, but for now you have just inspired today’s recipe, I’m doing sausages in onion gravy in my slow cooker for dinner tonight and have just dashed out and added some mustard and Worcestershire sauce to it! Thanks 🙂

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  24. penny_mum

    This is soooo yummy – and everything works out beautifully – Thanks for the recipe, it’s even better than my mum’s!!!

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