Yorkshire pudding
Yorkshire pudding is an
English savoury dish similar to the American
popover, and made from batter. It is most often served with roast
beef, or any meal in which there is gravy, or on its own.
Gravy is considered an essential accompaniment by many. It may have originated in
Yorkshire, but is popular across the whole country.
Yorkshire pudding is cooked by pouring batter into a greased baking tin, and baking at a very high heat until it has risen. Traditionally, it is cooked in a large tin underneath a roasting joint of meat, in order to catch the juices that drip down, and then cut appropriately, although individual round puddings are increasingly prevalent.
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Yorkshire pudding is an
English savoury dish similar to the American
popover, and made from batter. It is most often served with roast
beef, or any meal in which there is gravy, or on its own.
Gravy is considered an essential accompaniment by many. It may have originated in
Yorkshire, but is popular across the whole country.
Yorkshire pudding is cooked by pouring batter into a greased baking tin, and baking at a very high heat until it has risen. Traditionally, it is cooked in a large tin underneath a roasting joint of meat, in order to catch the juices that drip down, and then cut appropriately, although individual round puddings are increasingly prevalent. Yorkshire pudding may also be made in the same pan as the meat, after the meat has been cooked and moved to a serving platter, which also takes advantage of the meat's juices that are left behind.
The Yorkshire pudding is a staple of the British
Sunday dinner, and in some cases is eaten as a separate course prior to the main meat dish. This custom could have arisen in poorer times, to provide a filling portion before the more expensive meat course, "Them that eat most pudding gets most meat" is the most common saying.
Yorkshire puddings are often the subject of eating feats and in May 2006 in Clifton, West Yorkshire 400 were eaten in one sitting
When baked with sausages , it is known as
toad in the hole. In
pub cuisine, Yorkshire puddings may be offered with a multitude of fillings, with the pudding acting as a bowl. It can also be eaten as a sweet dish, with
jam,
golden syrup,or sugar
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