Toad In The Hole With Bacon

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 irish sausages
• 8 slices bacon (unsmoked if available)
• 1 onion, sliced
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 lb plain flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon coarse grain mustard
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 2 teaspoons plain flour
• 2 teaspoons coarse grain mustard
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock (20 oz.)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375ºf/190ºc.
• 2 the toad:.
• 3 wrap the sausages in the bacon and place in a large roasting tin.
• 4 scatter the onion over it.
• 5 drizzle the oil over it and bake for 20 minutes.
• 6 the hole:.
• 7 sieve the flour and the salt into a bowl. make a well in the center add the egg and gradually beat in half of the milk for two minutes.
• 8 stir in the rest of the milk and mustard.
• 9 remove the roasting tin from the oven when the sausages are just turning brown and pour the batter over them.
• 10 cook for a further 40 minutes or until done. the batter should have risen and it will be a lovely golden brown.
• 11 note: this can burn easily so keep an eye on it. :d you.
• 12 the gravy:.
• 13 heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion for five minutes.
• 14 stir in the flour and cook for a minute then add the mustard, worcestershire sauce and chicken stock.
• 15 bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
• 16 simmer for 15 minutes, checking the seasoning.
• 17 serve the toad in the hole with the gravy poured over it with mashed potatoes and veggies on the side.