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Scotch Egg
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Scotch Egg

50 minServes 4Nutri-Score C€€
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what you need

Ingredients

4 people
  • eggs (4 for boiling, 2 beaten for coating)Other6 pieces
  • pork sausage meat (removed from casings)Meat400 g
  • flour (for dredging)Pantry50 g
  • breadcrumbs (panko or dried)Bakery100 g
  • vegetable oil (for deep frying)Pantry1 litre
  • salt (to season)Spices3 g
  • black pepper (to season)Spices1 g

per serving

Nutrition

343kcal

Carbs
11 g
Proteins
16 g
Fat
26 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl ×3
  • Deep fryer
  • Slotted spoon

step by step

Method

  1. Boil the eggs

    • Lower the eggs into boiling water.
    • Cook, then transfer to iced water and peel carefully.
    Step 1
  2. Wrap the eggs in sausage meat

    • Season the sausage meat with salt and pepper.
    • Flatten portions of sausage meat in your hand and mould them evenly around each peeled egg.
    Step 2
  3. Coat the eggs

    • Roll each wrapped egg in flour.
    • Dip in beaten egg, then coat thoroughly in breadcrumbs.
    Step 3
  4. Deep fry

    • Heat the oil to 170 °C.
    • Fry the eggs until deep golden and crisp, turning as needed.
    • Drain on kitchen paper.
    Step 4
  5. Serve

    • Serve warm, halved to show the soft yolk.
    Step 5