Scotch Eggs

Name: Scotch Eggs
Ingredients: 6 hard-cooked eggs, chilled; 1 lb. bulk sausage meat; 2 Tbsp. finely chopped parsley; 1/2 tsp. ground sage; 1/4 tsp. black pepper; 1/4 c. flour; 2 eggs, beaten; 1/2 to 3/4 c. packaged bread crumbs; cooking oil for frying

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

6 hard-cooked eggs, chilled
1 lb. bulk sausage meat
2 Tbsp. finely chopped parsley
1/2 tsp. ground sage
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 c. flour
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 to 3/4 c. packaged bread crumbs
cooking oil for frying

Directions

1

Peel hard-cooked eggs.
2

Combine sausage, parsley, sage, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
3

Mix well.
4

Divide sausage mixture.
5

Press meat mixture around egg with hand, keeping the oval sausage shape.
6

Sprinkle eggs with flour, coating lightly on all sides.
7

Dip into beaten egg and roll in crumbs.
8

Heat oil in deep fryer or deep heavy pan to 350° on deep fat thermometer. Cook one egg at a time for about 4 to 5 minutes until brown. Drain, cool and refrigerate.
9

Serve hot or slice in half and serve cold.