Stuffed Eggs

Name: Stuffed Eggs
Ingredients: 6 eggs, hard boiled, cooled, and shelled; 4 1/2 ounces sardines, canned in olive oil and drained; 4 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 dash Tabasco sauce; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups fresh white breadcrumbs; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; vegetable oil (for deep frying); salt and pepper; fresh parsley sprig (to garnish)

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

6 eggs, hard boiled, cooled, and shelled
4 1/2 ounces sardines, canned in olive oil and drained
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 dash Tabasco sauce
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups fresh white breadcrumbs
1 large egg, lightly beaten
vegetable oil (for deep frying)
salt and pepper
fresh parsley sprig (to garnish)

Directions

1

Cut the eggs in half lengthwise and set aside the egg whites. Scoop out the yolks into a fine strainer and rub the yolks into a bowl.
2

Mash the sardines with a fork; mix in the egg yolks. Add lemon juice and Tabasco. Add enough mayonnaise to made a past and season with salt and pepper.
3

Spoon the filling into the egg whites mounding it slightly. Dip each egg half in the flour, then in the beaten egg, then in the bread crumbs.
4

Heat the vegetable oil for deep-frying to 350-375°. Deep fry the egg halves for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper toweling and serve hot, garnished with parsley sprigs.