Toad in the Hole
Toad in the hole is a traditional English dish with sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter. What’s better than sausages encased in a fluffy and golden Yorkshire pudding batter served with onion gravy.
Having visited Frank’s Farm, a local farmshop, new to us and bought some Sicilian sausages from Malloys Craft Butchery at Elsworth, which also coincided with Pancake day, we opted to give Toad in the Hole a try and we weren’t disappointed.
Cooking surfaces
![Cast Iron Skillet Baking stone icon](https://n9m9i5y6.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/31ZOtdyWAFL._SX425_.jpg.webp)
![Baking stone icon Baking stone icon](https://n9m9i5y6.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/baking-stone.jpg.webp)
![Stainless grid icon](https://n9m9i5y6.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Stainless.jpg.webp)
![Plate setter icon Plate setter icon](https://n9m9i5y6.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Plate-Setter.jpg.webp)
BBQ Temperature
![Icon - 200C 200°C](https://n9m9i5y6.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/200C.jpg.webp)
Ingredients
- 1 batch Yorkshire Pudding Batter
- 6 sausages
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
Method
- We like to prepare our batter mixture well in advance of cooking and leave it in the fridge to get it nice and cold. See our Yorkshire Puddings recipe for guidance.
- Set up your Big Green Egg for an indirect cook with the stainless steel grid and baking stone on top of your ConvEGGtor. Set your Egg to 200°C. Be careful not to go hotter, or you will burn the bottom.
- Once the Egg has reached temperature and the baking stone has warmed up, drizzle some oil into a heavy-based metal roasting tin (we used a heavy-based 35cm skillet) and place it into the Egg to heat up.
- Once the oil is hot, place your sausages in the pan and cook for 15 to 20 mins to get some colour.
- Remove the pan from the egg and close the lid. Remove the sausages from the pan and place on a plate. Give the batter a good mix and pour evenly into the tin. Gently place the sausages into the batter mix.
- Pop the Toad in the Hole back into the Egg to cook for 20-25 mins. Don’t be tempted to peak during the first 20 minutes of cooking; it needs to have some initial cooking time to rise, if you open it, it will flop.
- Once cooked, remove from the heat. We served it with some onion gravy, roasted baby carrots, and peas, of course!