Scotch eggs are a traditional British dish consisting of soft or hard-boiled eggs wrapped in sausage meat. Then coated in breadcrumbs, and then deep-fried or baked until golden and crispy. They are often served as a snack, appetizer, or picnic food. The contrast between the savoury sausage meat and the creamy yolk of the egg makes them a popular and satisfying dish. Scotch eggs can be enjoyed hot or cold, and they are often served with mustard, chutney, or a side salad. Also try them with Spicy Tomato Chutney, Cherry Chutney or Honey Mango Chutney. They have a long history, believed to have originated in 18th century England, and remain a beloved dish in British cuisine today.
Scotch Eggs is a simple recipe of pure sumptuousness. Scotch Eggs is actually a modern abbreviation of ‘scotched’ egg, which is it’s true name. Scotching meat involves hacking it to either tenderise, or roughly mince, which refers to the sausage meat surrounding the egg. Something that is scotched is now generally regarded as being coated in breadcrumbs and fried. These are so easy to make and children love to “help” especially when its picnic season. These are always the first to go and brilliant when in a rush. They are not messy, easy to wrap and filling.
Scotch Eggs
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 1 lb sausage meat
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 large green onions minced
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsp Salt
- oil
Instructions
- Pour enough water to cover the eggs in a pan and bring to a boil.6 large eggs
- Carefully place four eggs in and boil for five minutes (soft boiled) or seven to eight minutes for hard boiled.
- While they’re boiling, put ice cubed into a bowl of water. When the eggs have been cooked for your preferred time transfer the eggs from the boiling water to the ice water.
- In a large bowl, combine the sausage meat, sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, black pepper, 1 teaspoon of ground ginger, and the green onions.1 lb sausage meat, 2 tsp soy sauce, 2 tsp sugar, 2 tsp rice vinegar, 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 2 large green onions, 1 tsp ground black pepper
- You will need three shallow dishes to bread the eggs. In the first dish, mix the flour, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon of salt, and black pepper to taste..1/2 cup flour, 2 tsp Salt, 1 tsp ground black pepper
- In the second shallow dish, whisk the remaining 2 eggs with a splash of water
- In the third dish, combine the panko, remaining 1 teaspoon of salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon of ginger, and black pepper.1 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1 cup bread crumbs, 2 tsp Salt
- Working with wet hands, divide chicken into four equal parts. Place them on separate squares of parchment paper and flatten out into circles, about 1/2 inch thick. Peel the eggs, coat them in a little flour, and then wrap each in chicken. It helps if you fold up the parchment paper to help the chicken onto the egg.
- Once the egg is fully encased in the meat, coat it in flour, and then egg, and then bread crumbs. Place on a cool plate until they are all ready.
- Fill a large pot with about 3-4 inches of oil and heat it to 350 f. Fry the Scotch eggs for 5-6 minutes, until they’re golden brown and cooked through. Enjoy!oil
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