Off-Topic III: The Revengening!

[Mr Mystery]

I am toad in the hole-ing it on Tuesday.

The difficulty is finding the right sausage, might I saus-gest the mighty Gloucester sausage.

The biggest hazard to the batter is the amount of fat that comes from the sausage, too much and it makes it all soggy too little and it just sticks to the pan and is thin

True that, and it's often the one thing you can't really account for.

Currently just using Tesco's own, as I'm being cheap this month (hideously overspent on toys and fun!). Next month? It'll be up the Butcher's to get more intestine casings and cuts of pork for to make my own sossies. Then I'll be having fully home made Toad in the Hole.

And to those (probably very, very few) who have never had Toad in the Hole, or have only had the frozen version, you don't know what you're missing! Simple to prepare too!

Frozen version - ok in a pinch, but do try your hand at making your own!

And don't follow Nigel Slater's recipe. It's mank. Plus, he has a TV show called 'Simple Suppers' which should be referred to the Advertising Standards Agency, on account Mr Slater appears to be the only person in the world to habitually keep Unicorn Tears, Badger Spaff and Cyclops Scrotes in his larder.....

[Psychosplodge]

I am toad in the hole-ing it on Tuesday.

The difficulty is finding the right sausage, might I saus-gest the mighty Gloucester sausage.

The biggest hazard to the batter is the amount of fat that comes from the sausage, too much and it makes it all soggy too little and it just sticks to the pan and is thin

I find the Sainsbury's butchers choice work well enough, but you have to make sure you know how to make the pudding right first


Mystery, if you know someone with a Costco membership card go check out their meat department.

[Wolfshade]

My butchers get Lashford sausages: [url]http://www.lashford.co.uk/products[/url]

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Also, a proper onion gravy is essential.

Plus butter in the mash. Margarine is an abomination.

[eldargal]

Costco have like 10kg jars of Nutella. I've never been into a costco but I sort of want to...


Margarine really is an abomination. Stop using it unlss yo literally can't afford butter.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

*cough* is a vegetarian *cough*

[Psychosplodge]

No, no onions ever anywhere...

need milk in the mash as well not just butter.


I'm sorry for your loss TDA.

[eldargal]

*cough* is a vegetarian *cough*

I don't have anything againt vegetables, but I wouldn't want my daughter to marry one.

Or would I.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

One of the best things I ever did, I feel infinitely more healthy.

[Wolfshade]

Silver top or better.

Plants can hear themselves being eaten: [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2677858/Bad-news-vegetarians-Plants-hear-eaten.html[/url]

[Mr Mystery]

Cheating the mash at the moment. Being a single bloke, I don't get through bags of spuds quick enough. So I'm going to experiment a bit with Smash. Yes, yes I know. Dirty. But worth a bash.

Also in agreement about Onion Gravy - it's delish.

And mustard powder in the batter mix (much or as little as you like), and then smeared on the sausages when serving, before pouring over the gravy.

Got to love classic British cooking. We're not daft! (do you reckon bacon wrapped sossies would help the overall experience??)