Mini Sausage Toadies with Pea Crush
Makes 24 Mini Toadies
Batter Ingredients
- 175g plain flour
- A pinch of English mustard powder
- 2 large eggs
- 125ml semi-skimmed milk
- 120ml water
- Sea salt and black pepper
Pea Crush Ingredients
- 55g butter
- 2 small shallots, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tsp chopped thyme leaves
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 400g frozen peas, thawed
- 150ml chicken stock
- Sea salt and black pepper
Misc
- 3-4 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 24 mini cocktail sausages, cooked
- 1 x 12-hole mini muffin tin
Preheat oven to 220°C/Gas 7
Method:
To prepare the batter; sift the flour and mustard powder into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Beat the eggs with the milk and the water, tip the liquid into the well and incorporate the flour into the liquid and beat until you have a smooth batter. Season with sea salt and black pepper, place the bowl in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, the batter can be made hours in advance.
To prepare the pea crush; melt the butter in a small pan, add the shallots, thyme and sugar, fry gently until soft. Add the peas and chicken stock and cook until soft. Crush roughly with a potato masher, adjust the seasoning and keep warm.
Place the muffin tin on a baking sheet and brush the rapeseed oil into the bottom of each cup of the muffin holes. Put the muffin tin into the oven until the oil is very hot. Fill the cups just under two-thirds full with batter and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown, risen and crispy. Remove the toadies to a wire rack. Repeat the process, using up all of the batter.
Place the toadies on a baking sheet and top with the sausages, place back into the oven to heat and then top generously with the pea crush and serve.
Nurtritional Information
Per Toadie
110 kcal
6.4g fat
2.4g saturates
1.9g sugar
0.5g salt