TOAD-IN-THE-HOLE

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Time: Cook: 90 min Total: 90 min
Yield: 4.0 – 5.0 persons
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (9)

1-1/2 lb. of rump-steak ↝ Emu, full rump, raw [Poultry Products]
1 sheep's kidney ↝ Kidney [Liver and organ meats]
pepper and salt to taste ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
pepper and salt to taste ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]

For the batter

3 eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
1 pint of milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
4 tablespoonfuls of flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
1/2 saltspoonful of salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]

minced onion or shalot ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

Instructions (6)

Cut up the steak and kidney into convenient-sized pieces, and put them into a pie-dish, with a good seasoning of salt and pepper
mix the flour with a small quantity of milk at first, to prevent its being lumpy
add the remainder of the milk, and the 3 eggs, which should be well beaten
put in the salt, stir the batter for about 5 minutes
pour the batter over the steak
Place it in a tolerably brisk oven immediately, and bake for 1-1/2 hour

Original Text

TOAD-IN-THE-HOLE (a Homely but Savoury Dish).

672. INGREDIENTS.—1-1/2 lb. of rump-steak, 1 sheep's kidney, pepper and salt to taste. For the batter, 3 eggs, 1 pint of milk, 4 tablespoonfuls of flour, 1/2 saltspoonful of salt.

Mode.—Cut up the steak and kidney into convenient-sized pieces, and put them into a pie-dish, with a good seasoning of salt and pepper; mix the flour with a small quantity of milk at first, to prevent its being lumpy; add the remainder, and the 3 eggs, which should be well beaten; put in the salt, stir the batter for about 5 minutes, and pour it over the steak. Place it in a tolerably brisk oven immediately, and bake for 1-1/2 hour.

Time.—1-1/2 hour. Average cost, 1s. 9d.

Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons.

Seasonable at any time.

Note.—The remains of cold beef, rather underdone, may be substituted for the steak, and, when liked, the smallest possible quantity of minced onion or shalot may be added.

Notes

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