Classified as the ultimate comfort food, Phil Vickery promised the “fluffiest Yorkshire pudding batter and succulent sausages”.
Best known for working on ITV’s daytime TV show, the 62-year-old has decades of culinary experience to share with the world.
Prior to This Morning, you may have seen Phil on the cooking show Ready, Steady, Cook.
Nowadays, the celebrity chef co-owns The Castle in Taunton, which is a hotel in Somerset where Phil mastered his culinary craft.
Here’s how to make Phil’s toad in the hole recipe that is the perfect size for two people.
Toad in the hole recipe
Serves: two people
Ingredients
For the toad in the hole:
Two tbsp olive oil
Four large sausages
115g plain flour
Two medium eggs
300ml milk
Salt, to taste
Ground white pepper, to taste
For the mustard kale:
Two x 200g bags curly kale
Four tbsp plain olive oil
200ml cold water
Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
Four tbsp English mustard
To serve:
Roasted vegetables
Creamy mash
Baked beans
Gravy
Method
Preheat the oven to 220°C/ gas seven. Place the oil into a 25cm non-stick frying pan that is oven safe, then add the sausages and brown in the oven.
Place the flour, eggs and half the milk into a large bowl. Whisk slowly, gradually adding the flour from the edge of the bowl. Add the rest of the milk and whisk well, then season.
Pour into the hot sausage pan and quickly place into the hot oven and reduce the temperature to 200°C/ gas six.
Cook for 25 to 35 minutes until well risen and golden edges. Meanwhile, make the mustard kale.
How to make the mustard kale (about five minutes before the toad in the hole is cooked)
Phil said: “Pick over the kale and rip out any large stalks.” Wash kale in cold water, then in a large pan, add olive oil and water over medium heat.
Add the kale to the pan and bring the water to a boil. Mix well, then cover with a lid for two to three minutes.
Remove the lid and keep the pan on the heat until all of the water has evaporated off.
Then remove the pan from the heat, add extra virgin oil and mustard, then mix well and serve alongside the cooked toad in the hole.
You can then serve as you please with either gravy, baked beans, creamy mash, or roasted vegetables.
