Venison Sausage ‘Toad in the Hole’ with Pineapple-Braised Red Cabbage and Proper Onion Gravy

DEREK FOX’S BUTCHERS’, LOCATED IN THE PICTURESQUE MARKET PLACE AT MALTON, MAKES GREAT VENISON SAUSAGES LIKE THE KIND WE USE AT THE PUB. WE MAKE OUR TOAD-IN-THE-HOLE IN CAST IRON BLINI PANS; A COUPLE OF DECENT, THICK SAUSAGES IN EACH, WITH YORKSHIRE PUDDING BATTER POURED OVER, COOKED IN A HOT OVEN UNTIL THEY ARE CRISP AND GOLDEN. THEY ARE THEN SERVED WITH A JUG OF RED WINE-ENHANCED ONION GRAVY AND A DELICIOUS PILE OF BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH JEWELS OF GOLDEN PINEAPPLE FOLDED THROUGH IT.