Homemade Scotch Eggs Recipe
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03 July 2016 |
5:12 pm
“Store” or “shop” bought scotch eggs are no match for these meaty and tasty homemade scotch eggs that are sure to please! Serves 6 Ingredients 6 medium eggs 1 ½ cups All Purpose Flour ¼ teaspoon Salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme 400 grams Beef Sausage Meat 2 eggs, beaten…
“Store” or “shop” bought scotch eggs are no match for these meaty and tasty homemade scotch eggs that are sure to please!
Serves 6
Ingredients
6 medium eggs
1 ½ cups All Purpose Flour
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper
1 teaspoon Dried Thyme
400 grams Beef Sausage Meat
2 eggs, beaten
½ cups Breadcrumbs
½ cups Vegetable Oil for shallow frying
Method
- Boil eggs by bringing enough water to cover the eggs to a boil, once boiled, using a spoon, carefully drop room temperature eggs into the pot/saucepan of boiling water and allow to boil for 11 minutes.
- Immediately take off the heat and run cold water over eggs to cool them down quickly then peel. Place peeled eggs in a bowl and set side.
- Season flour by mixing the salt, black pepper and thyme into the flour and transferring to a flat plate.
- Divide sausage meat into 6 equal portions and arrange on a flat plate. Place beaten eggs and breadcrumbs in separate medium bowls.
- Pour vegetable oil into a large saucepan and place over medium heat.
- Assemble the scotch eggs by rolling the eggs in seasoned flour (ensure boiled egg are still wet so flour adheres easily to the eggs).
- Place eggs on each portion of sausage meat.
- Flour the palm of your hands by dipping your palm in seasoned flour to help make moulding the sausage meat over the eggs easy.
- Wrap the sausage meat over the eggs as evenly as possible and then drop, one at a time, into the beaten eggs using your hand to scoop the eggs to coat each sausage covered eggs and then gently roll in breadcrumbs transfer to a flat plate and then continue until all the eggs have been coated.
- Place the coated eggs in the frying pan, and fry until golden brown on all sides, turning often then transfer on a plate lined with paper towels to drain off excess oil.
Serve hot or at room temperature which is also why these are great for lunch boxes…
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