Scotch Eggs
From taesma 16 years ago
- 6 minutes to make
- Serves 5
Here's a popular snack for picnics in Scotland. Not very healthy, perhaps, but yummy!
Ingredients
- 5 hard boiled eggs, peeled shopping list
- 1 lb sausage meat shopping list
- 1 egg, slightly beaten shopping list
- 1tbs water shopping list
- 3 oz approx dry breadcrumbs shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- pinch mace (optional) shopping list
- flour shopping list
- fat or oil for frying shopping list
How to make it
- Coat the boiled eggs in a little flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
- Mix mace, salt and pepper with sausage, then divide sausage into 5 equal portions.
- Pat out into rounds, then wrap each round around an egg, making sure they're all covered with no gaps.
- Mix the water with the beaten egg, dip each wrapped egg in it, then roll in the breadcrumbs.
- Deep fry in hot (360-375d) 5 or 6 minutes, or fry in a skillet in deep oil, turning frequently to make sure they're evenly cooked, until golden brown.
- Drain, cut in half if you'd like.
- Serve hot or cold.
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
I LOVE scotch eggs! This is much like my recipe too. I did learn that you can oven bake them if you pour a little melted butter on them before you bake them. Then turn them over once while baking. I can't remember where I heard about that but it's al...more
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in San Francisco Bay Area loved it
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never heard of this dish and it sounds FANTASTIC..a must try!
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in Long Island loved it
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These are my favorite "heart stopper"!
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