Snare Pie with Ringing Ears
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TypeSide dish
Serves4 people
DateNovember 12, 2026
Mashed potatoes with eggs as drum pads and onion rings as tinnitus: a drum kit on your plate.
A warm oven side dish of creamy mashed potatoes, with halved boiled eggs set up as drum pads. Red onion rings circle the eggs, evoking the constant ringing of tinnitus. The drum kit silhouette pays tribute to Roger Taylor’s iconic spot, with a nod to his reason for leaving.
Ingredients
- 1.2 kg starchy potatoes
- 4 eggs
- 2 red onions
- 100 ml milk
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp coarse mustard
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Method
- Peel and cut the potatoes into equal pieces. Boil for 20 minutes until tender.
- Boil the eggs for 8 minutes until hard, cool under cold water, peel, and halve.
- Slice the red onions into thin rings.
- Drain the potatoes, mash with milk, butter, mustard, salt, and pepper until creamy.
- Spoon the mash into a shallow oven dish and smooth the top.
- Press the halved eggs, cut side down, into the mash in a semicircle to resemble drum pads.
- Sauté the onion rings in olive oil until soft and lightly browned. Arrange them as circles around the eggs to mimic sound waves.
- Warm the dish in a 180°C oven for 10 minutes.
Serving notes
- Serve straight from the dish so the drum kit stays visible.
- Garnish with extra onion rings for more 'ringing'.
- Great with a simple green salad.