Scotch Eggs

A Scotch egg consists of a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in bread crumbs and baked or deep-fried. These are superb when warm but just a good when cold.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings people

Ingredients

6 large eggs free range
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 for frying

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!
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