Scotch Eggs

8 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 hard boiled eggs
  • 1-1/2 lbs (.7 kg). pork sausagemeat
  • pinch of mace
  • 4 oz (112 grm). crisp breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • seasoned flour
  • salt and pepper
  • oil for deep frying

Directions

  1. 1
    Boil the eggs for ten minutes, stirring occasionally to keep the yolk in the center.
  2. 2
    Cool quickly under cold running water and shell the eggs, allowing them to get quite cold.
  3. 3
    Season the sausage meat adding the mace.
  4. 4
    Roll the eggs in the seasoned flour and then cover each egg with the sausage meat, making it about 1/4 inch thick, ensuring it is firmly packed.
  5. 5
    Dip the eggs into the beaten egg and roll each in the bread crumbs.
  6. 6
    Deep fry until browned evenly.
  7. 7
    Scotch eggs may be eaten hot though they are commonly served cold.
  8. 8
    They are an ideal snack or make a good additon to a salad.

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