Toad in the Hole

As it's spring break time, Jon has started cooking exciting things again. This recipe comes from Gordon Ramsay's cookbook . It always makes us nostalgic to have some yummy British food. We'd never made it before, but it turns out it is so ridiculously easy, it will become part of our repertoire! I suggest accompanying this meal with some delicious beer, preferably an ale.

Toad in the Hole

Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil8 good quality pork sausages
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp of sea salt
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk

Onion gravy:
knob of butter
red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
salt and pepper
1 1/2 tbsp flour
1 1/3 cups chicken stock
1 tsp English mustard
2 tbsp redcurrent jam (nb: we used strawberry jam and it was delicious)
few dashes of Worcestershire sauce.

Preheat the oven to 400F degrees. Coat a baking dish with the olive oil. Add sausages and toss well to coat. Bake them in the oven for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the batter: mix flour, salt, eggs, and milk (we did this with a hand blender). Blend until smooth.
Take the sausages out of the oven and pour the batter all around them. Return to the oven and bake for another 30 minutes until the batter has risen and is golden brown.
Meanwhile, make the gravy. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the onions with some salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes, or until they are soft and translucent. Add the flour and stir for another couple of minutes. Gradually stir in the stock and bring to a simmer. Add the mustard, jam, and Worcestershire sauce to taste. Simmer until the gravy has thickened to a light coating consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste.
When ready, remove the toad in the hole from the oven and let stand for a few minutes before serving, with the onion gravy. Enjoy!