Gwaaarn Toad in the hole crew!

mmmmmmmmmm
I acctually made myself (im crap in the kitchen) a wee toad in the hole today acording to Hades excellent recipe.. but added a few treats of my own

batter : 100g of plain flour (sivved)
large pinch of salt
one whole egg and 1 egg yolk
table spoon of butter (melted)
half a pint of milk#
**big pinch of chilli powder (makes the mix smell like monster munch)
**few grinds of pepper corns

whisk that shizzle up together and make a batter
shove the sausies in the oven at 190 degrees for 10 mins, and let the batter "stand"
after 10 mins, take the sausies out of the oven and pour the batter around the sausies
leave in the oven for 25-30 mins

one of the tatsyest meals ive had in a long time and it beat my house mate (who rekons hes a bit good in the kitchen) because it acctually rose (raised?) rather than just being a sausage pancake!





...note, no veg, i dont have the coordination to get all the timing right, i would have burnt it all. twas planty enough for me though!!

once again...

well done old bean! looks ruff!

I personally would grill my saussies first as I dont like baked sausages.

now how did you make you gravy?

B's quick n tasty caramalised onion and red wine gravy:

onions - finely sliced
fry in olive oil till slightly crispy
add a sprinkle of sugar on top (brown preferable) cook a little
throw in some balsamic vinegar cook a little more
half a small bottle of red wine
splash of water
gravy granules to thicken

hey presto

yum!!!

now how did you make you gravy?

B's quick n tasty caramalised onion and red wine gravy:

onions - finely sliced
fry in olive oil till slightly crispy
add a sprinkle of sugar on top (brown preferable) cook a little
throw in some balsamic vinegar cook a little more
half a small bottle of red wine
splash of water
gravy granules to thicken

hey presto

yum!!!

mmmmmmmmmmmmm sounds noice

lololol
this is how bad i am at cooking... i forgot the gravy, so after serving the toad in the hole on to my plate i had to put it back in the oven while i cooked up some instant bisto gravy

Given the date - champit tatties / bashed neaps creux say bo!

my gf make sthe BEST toad in the hole ever! her mate makes sausages and her TITH with his sausages is the fucking best!!


hmm that sounds a bit dogey when i re read it!

[Macc]

I was going to start this thread today.... Brace yourselves.

[Macc]

Toad in the hole - 8 sausages apparently containing a hint of balck pepper

86 metric tonnes of mashed potato (Desiree/vintage King Edwards (the half red half white ones) mixture)

Chantenay carrots

Red wine and onion gravy (uncannily similar to your recipe Bsus!)

And if you look closely you'll see a couple of Garners pickled Shallots on there for good measure.











So good even my oven glove wanted a piece!!

And there's some left over (after immense portions for myself and my missus) for this evening after the pub

That looks damn good Macc sir!!!
Id give you 9 out of 10, it would be 10 but.. i cant taste it so i dont acctually know if its any good.. and you didnt arrange your sausages in manner that is either amusing or pleasing to they eye, they just look like theyve been chucked in there or is there somthing im missing :P
Other than that though, its a smasher!!

I have left over batter and sausages so im going to attempt another one tonight and possibly cook some veg with it too if i have time

[Macc]

That looks damn good Macc sir!!!
Id give you 9 out of 10, it would be 10 but.. i cant taste it so i dont acctually know if its any good.. and you didnt arrange your sausages in manner that is either amusing or pleasing to they eye, they just look like theyve been chucked in there or is there somthing im missing :P

Rustic squad!

Nothing more boring than symmetrical toad in the hole... it's missing the point!

Rustic squad!

Nothing more boring than symmetrical toad in the hole... it's missing the point!

furry muff mate
I went for the sausage Triforce of toad in the hole (think ive played too much zelda).

forgot to say... lovin those oven mits!

[Macc]

It's got a mouse in its mouth too

@ sausage triforce

forgot to mention a little tip i used from a guy I get a lift home with sometimes.
Put the dish/tray you will create the finished toad in the hole in, in the oven at the same time as you start the initial cooking of the sausages. this makes sure its really hot and helps the batter rise

[Macc]

Just cook the sausages in that with a tiny bit of fat (preferably White Flora) for ten minutes you div Then the little bit of fat is fucking hot too, cooking batter better and stopping it sticking to anything.

Mother's handy hints

You brits are a little bit sick when it comes to eating, hm?

[Macc]

Speaks a German

Sorry, but that looks more like a really nasty car accident, not like something to eat.

[Macc]

Put German food into google image search and this is the very first result;

I have to admit that this looks also kinda disastrous.

[Macc]

Have to agree with Macc here on the German food stereotyping bizzle. Went to berlin last year - Currywurst... what the fuck is that? Sausage with curry sauce on it. Disgusting. Actually curry sauce outside the confines of 'a curry' is usually pretty manky. And yes, Irish crew - curry chips are fucking rotten.

Toad in the hole looks good macc. perhaps the presentation could be improved but I happen to know you and Laura use funnels rather than knives and forks, so there's not much point.

Stacks

[Macc]

How dare you?! I do not use a funnel.

As for presentation, you're not one of these ponces who has a bit of gravy 'on the side so I can choose where I have it', are you? That's officially a sign of being a rabid anal insertion fanatic, you do know that don't you...

... I dunno, mabe a plate that's big enough for the food.

Stacks

[Macc]

It's not my fault I'm a fat cunt.

Oh wait, yep... yep it is my fault.