Toad in the hole with sailor’s gravy

Adam has added a little Asian twist to this British classic, toad-in-a-hole, with sailor's gravy containing shiitake mushrooms and dark soy sauce.

• serves

  4

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  40 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 375 ml (1 ½ cups) milk
• 5 large eggs
• 150 g (1 cup) plain flour
• salt and pepper, to season
• 8 good - quality pork sausages
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 60 ml (¼ cup) beef dripping, or vegetable oil
• 2 cups cooked frozen peas, to serve

Sailor’s gravy

• 3 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 50 g butter
• 3 tbsp plain flour
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 500 ml (2 cups) beef stock, heated
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• ½ tsp malt vinegar

Instructions

1. Preheat a fan forced oven to 200˚C.
2. Combine the milk, eggs and flour (in that order) in a blender, season well with salt and pepper and blend to the consistency of pouring cream.
3. Heat a large flame - proof baking dish over medium heat and fry the sausages until browned all over. Remove from the pan and brush them all over with the mustard.
4. Place the dripping in the pan and place in the oven for 5 minutes or until the dripping is very hot. Pour the batter into the pan and place the sausages in the base. Bake for 30 minutes or until puffed and browned.
5. Meanwhile, for the sailor’s gravy, place the shiitake mushrooms in a spice grinder or mini food processor and blend into a powder. Place a medium saucepan over medium heat and add the butter and flour. Cook, stirring constantly until the mixture browns, then add the onion, garlic and shiitake powders. Add the stock a little at a time, mixing to a thick gravy. Add the soy sauce and malt vinegar. 
6. Serve the toad in the hole with the peas and gravy.

 

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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