United Kingdom Toad in the Hole
The classic hot dish called toad in the hole consists of a Yorkshire pudding poured into a casserole dish, with sausages—the “toads”—peeping out. Rest easy; the dish never included actual toads. It is said that as far back as the 1700s, the name was used to refer to a piece of meat baked into a large pudding. This one is made with juicy pork sausages nestled in a crispy, tender pudding, and drizzled in onion gravy.
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
Total Time
1 hour
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
- 1 scant cup (100 g) + 1 Tbsp (7.5 g) all-purpose flour, divided
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) dry mustard
- Salt, to taste
- 1 egg
- 1¼ cups (300 ml) milk
- 3 thyme sprigs, leaves only
- 8 plain pork sausages
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) vegetable oil
- 2 onions, finely sliced
- 1 tsp (5 ml) brown sugar
- 2 cups (475 ml) beef stock
- Ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
- Mix a scant cup of flour (100 g) with dry mustard and a large pinch of salt in a large bowl.
- Crack egg into a well in the center of flour and gently beat with a fork, incorporating a small amount of flour.
- Slowly stir in milk until batter is smooth.
- Stir in thyme leaves.
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Toss sausages with 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of vegetable oil in a roasting pan.
- Roast sausages for 15 minutes and then remove them from oven.
- Quickly pour batter into pan around sausages (batter will sizzle as it meets the oil).
- Return pan to oven and bake for 40 minutes, until batter is puffy and crisp. A knife inserted into the center should come out clean.
- Sauté onions with remaining oil in a skillet, stirring frequently, until soft and deep golden-brown, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in brown sugar and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Add 1 tablespoon (15 g) of flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
- Slowly mix in stock and simmer for 4–5 minutes, until thickened.
- Season with salt and black pepper.
- Spoon gravy over wedges of pudding to serve.
Notes
- Instead of plain sausages, toad in the hole can be made with one large, coiled Cumberland sausage. The cooking method is the same.
- Another British dish sometimes called toad in the hole is a piece of toast with an egg cooked into the center; a more common name for this dish is egg in a basket.
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