Seasonal scotch eggs
Prep:
20 mins
Cook:
20 mins
Making homemade scotch eggs, puts any store bought version to shame.
4 large eggs
275g sausage meat (from butcher)
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 spring onion, very finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
125g plain flour, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 egg, beaten
125g breadcrumbs
Vegetable oil, for deep frying
Place the eggs, their shells, in a pan of cold salted water.
Place over a high heat and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to simmer for exactly nine minutes.
Drain and cool the eggs under cold running water, then peel.
In a food processor, gently pulse the sausage meat with the thyme, parsley and spring onion and season
with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Divide the sausage meat mixture into four and flatten each into ovals about 12.5cm long and 7.5cm at its widest point.
Place the seasoned flour onto a plate, then roll each boiled egg through the flour.
Place each egg onto the sausage meat oval, then wrap the sausage meat around each egg.
Make sure the coating is smooth and completely covers each egg.
Dip each sausage meat-coated egg in the beaten egg, rolling to coat completely, then dip and roll into the breadcrumbs to completely cover.
Heat the oil in a deep heavy-bottomed pan, until a breadcrumb sizzles and turns brown when dropped into it.
Carefully place each scotch egg into the hot oil and deep-fry for 8-10 minutes, until golden and crisp and the meat is completely cooked.
Carefully remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
Serve cut int half if desired and cool.
Serves
Makes 4 large eggs
Preparation Time
20 minutes
Cooking Time
20 minutes
Main ingredients
Flour, Eggs, Pork, Bread
Recipe Type
Party Food, Entertaining, Snacks
Level of Difficulty
Moderately Easy
