Herby Toad-in-the-hole with Red Onion Gravy
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Herby Toad-in-the-hole with Red Onion Gravy

Mmm, Yorkshire pud. And sausages. It’s a taste bud-pleasing, stomach-filling, heart-warming match made in heaven (or Yorkshire). Flavour this all-time...

Ingredients

For the toad-in-the-hole

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • 4 pork and herb sausages 
  • 110g plain flour 
  • 1/4 tsp salt 
  • 1 large egg, beaten 
  • 2 tsp wholegrain mustard 
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped 
  • 1 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped 
  • 300ml milk 

For the gravy

  • 10g butter 
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced 
  • 200ml boiling water 
  • 2-3 tsp gravy granules 

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/Gas 7.
  2. Put the vegetable oil into the PushPan and add the sausages. Bake for 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, make the batter. Put the flour, salt and egg into a large mixing bowl with the mustard, herbs and milk. Use a whisk to combine the ingredients together to make a smooth batter – this only takes moments.
  4. Pour the batter around the sausages and return the tin to the oven as quickly as possible. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the batter has puffed up and turned golden brown.
  5. Make the gravy while the batter is cooking. Melt the butter in a saucepan and fry the onion until softened and just beginning to brown. Add the boiling water, then sprinkle in the gravy granules and stir until thickened. Simmer over a very low heat until the toad-in-the-hole is cooked.
  6. Turn out the toad-in-the-hole and serve with the gravy and fresh vegetables.
  7. Tip: For a perfectly puffed up Yorkshire pud, it’s important that the batter is poured into a searing-hot baking tin and quickly returned to the oven.