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Scotch Eggs

Hard-boiled eggs wrapped in spiced sausage meat, then crumbed and deep fried – these are perfect for a picnic with homemade tomato sauce.

30 mins
Prep Time
(6)
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Scotch Eggs

Ingredients

  • vegetable oil for deep frying
  • 400g sausage meat or skinned sausages
  • ¼ cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 Tbsp tomato sauce
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 cup fine, crisp breadcrumbs

Method

  1. Heat the vegetable oil in saucepan or deep-fryer.
  2. Put the sausage meat or skinned sausages, onion, tomato sauce, salt and pepper and lemon zest in a bowl and mix well to combine.
  3. Shell the eggs and divide the sausage meat mixture evenly into four. With wet hands, mould the sausage meat mixture around each egg.
  4. Roll in the beaten egg, then in the breadcrumbs.
  5. Deep-fry in hot oil for 8 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels.
  6. Cut in half lengthwise and serve hot or cold. 

Add your review

Nick

Good basic recipe. 5 stars for the “wet hands” tip! Not one split! If they don’t cook all the way through (still undercooked sausage meat), cut in half and put in microwave 30 secs to finish off. Add in what you like. The beaten egg on the outside is not necessary; it changes the texture somewhat.

Kim Brown

Very tasty and easy to make .

bella harris

forgot to remove the shelll!! haha dont me a silly like me! still good tho ;)

Faye Jennings

Excellent recipe very easy and you can add your own twists. Herbs,crated veg