Toad in the Hole with Onion Gravy

Ingredients

• 8 pork sausages
• 140 g plain flour
• 3 eggs
• 200 ml whole milk
• 3 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 onions
• 400 ml beef stock
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 0.5 tsp dried thyme

Method

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan. Make the batter: whisk the flour, eggs and a pinch of salt together, then gradually whisk in the milk until smooth. Rest for 20 minutes.

2. 2

   Pour the oil into a large roasting tin and add the sausages. Roast for 15 minutes until the oil is smoking hot and the sausages are starting to colour.

3. 3

   Quickly pour the batter around the sausages and return immediately to the oven. Bake for 25–30 minutes without opening the door, until the batter is puffed and deeply golden.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, make the onion gravy: fry the sliced onions in a little oil over a low heat for 15 minutes until caramelised. Add the thyme, then stir in the stock and Worcestershire sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Serve the toad in the hole immediately, cut into portions, with the onion gravy poured over and mashed potato or buttered greens on the side.