Toad in the hole with caramelised onion gravy

Toad in the hole with caramelised onion gravy

An olive favourite! What could be better for a casual but satisfying Sunday dinner?

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Method

  1. To make the gravy, cook the onions in a large knob of butter and a big pinch of salt, stirring until they are dark brown and caramelised (this will take about 30 minutes so be patient). Add the stock then simmer for 20 minutes.
  2. To make the batter, add the eggs to the flour with a little milk then whisk until smooth. Add the rest of the milk and whisk in. Stir in the mustard and season.
  3. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the sausages and red onion into a large ovenproof dish or tin with plenty of room between the sausages and drizzle with 2 tbsp oil. Season then cook for 20-30 minutes until sausages are browned. Pour over the batter then put back in the oven for 30-40 minutes until puffed and golden. Serve with the gravy.

PER SERVING

700 kcalories, protein 27.0g, carbohydrate 50.9g, fat 44.6 g, saturated fat 15.4g, fibre 3.5g, salt 2.89 g

Recipe from olive magazine, March 2011.

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  • 05 April 2011

    Venisha rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Tried this and it came out the texture of light cake??? Probably my error though as i thought the oil produced from cooking the sausages would be enough, it wasn't. Will definitely try it again as the batter was quite nice.

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  • 16 April 2011

    Clauds commented on this recipe

    Lovely dish but it needs more oil to mix in with the batter. Batter was lovely but a bit dry. Gravy was lovely and worked really well with it

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  • 20 April 2011

    Julie-Ann rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was the first time I've made t.I.t.o. And we thought it tasted fantastic!! I'm not an onion fan, so I did whizz it a bit to make it into a smoother gravy and I cooked the batter until it was lightly browner, probably for around 25 minutes and it was not at all dry. We ate with mash and peas

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  • 17 August 2011

    Haddyanne commented on this recipe

    Like other comments - my batter was a bit dry. Tried it again using my usual solid cooking fat rather than olive oil. Excellent result with the batter. I know olive oil is better, health wise, but yorkshire pudding batter really needs beef dripping!! Gravy was beautiful.

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  • 27 September 2011

    Cupcake rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This dish was amazing!!!! My first time at making Toad in the hole so I was prepared for some 'teething' problems. My worries vanished when I opened the oven as all went well - I had a lovely batter that rose well plus the sausages did not burn so very happy!!!!! The gravy took ages to make but - it was worth it and was very tasty. My partner loved it - we will definitely be having this for dinner again! Everyone has to try this dish! Enjoy!

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  • 20 October 2011

    pfowlis commented on this recipe

    First attempt and ....success!! whole family loved this did keep in for little longer than stated for even crispier batter..well worth the effort for the onion gravy..a family favourite now for sure.

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  • 29 March 2013

    libbylee rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 19 April 2013

    Gallyb commented on this recipe

    This was lovely, however best to use different fat than olive oil. Otherwise the batter is quite dry.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 150g plain flour
  • 300ml milk
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard or English mustard
  • 8 pork sausages
  • 1 red onion , cut into thin wedges
  • groundnut oil

FOR THE CARAMELISED ONION GRAVY

  • 2 onions , halved and sliced
  • butter
  • 500ml beef stock
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PER SERVING

700 kcalories, protein 27.0g, carbohydrate 50.9g, fat 44.6 g, saturated fat 15.4g, fibre 3.5g, salt 2.89 g

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