Scottish Eggs

9 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 6 hard-boiled eggs, well-chilled
  • 1 lb sausage meat
  • 2 tablespoons minced parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • vegetable oil (for frying)

Directions

  1. 1
    Peel hard-cooked eggs.
  2. 2
    Make sure the eggs are well-chilled so that the sausage meat will cling to them more easily.
  3. 3
    Combine sausage, parsley, sage, and pepper in large bowl; mix well.
  4. 4
    Press meat mixture evenly around eggs, keeping the oval shape.
  5. 5
    Sprinkle eggs with flour, coating lightly all over.
  6. 6
    Dip into beaten egg; then roll in bread crumbs to coat.
  7. 7
    Pour oil into deep-fryer, or large heavy saucepan, to fill 1/2 full.
  8. 8
    Heat to 350 on deep-fat frying thermometer.
  9. 9
    Cook 1 egg at a time, for about 4-5 minutes until meat is well-browned.
  10. 10
    Drain on paper towels; cool.
  11. 11
    Refrigerate.
  12. 12
    Slice to serve.

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