How To Prepare Delicious Scotch Eggs To Kick-Start Your Day

Are you looking for a healthy and nutritious breakfast that will boost your energy levels? Your search ends here!

This simple Scotch eggs recipe allows you to prepare a perfect breakfast in less than 40 minutes. The dish is also ideal for serving multiple people at once, as it is easy to prepare in large quantities and simple to eat. Furthermore, it is also easy to make and doesn’t require prior cooking expertise.

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Ingredients (4 servings)

– Large eggs (5)
– High-quality pork sausage meat (300 g)
– Crushed black peppercorn (1 teaspoon)
– Sage, apple & onion stuffing mix (25 g)
– Shredded cooked ham (150 g)
– Sage, thyme, parsley (1 teaspoon each)
– Butter for frying (1 teaspoon)
– Seasoned flour (100 g + 10 – 20 for dusting)
– Dried breadcrumbs (100 g)

Optional: Piccalilli served as a condiment.

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Preparation Process

1. Cook four eggs by placing them in a pan with cold water.point 216 |

   Then, bring it to boil and remove from heat once it visibly reaches a rolling boil.point 68 | Let the water cool down then peel the four eggs and set aside.point 118 |

2. Mix the sausage meat with ham, black pepper, stuffing mix, and herbs in a regular bowl.point 190 | After that, divide the mixture into 4 equally-sized balls.point 240 |

3. Dust your counter or another working area with flour and proceed to squash the balls one by one until they are as flat as possible.point 107 | If the meat starts falling apart, make it thicker.point 149 |
4. Coat the 4 peeled eggs with flour, then use the cling film to roll the flattened sausage meat around the eggs, one piece per one egg.point 257 |

   The sausage meat should entirely surround the egg.point 43 |

5. Beat the remaining (5th) egg in a small bowl.point 80 | Prepare two more plates and put breadcrumbs on one, and flour on the other.point 142 |
6. First, coat the wrapped eggs with flour.point 176 | Then, roll them in the beaten egg and lastly in the breadcrumbs.point 229 |

   You can repeat this process twice if you want a thicker coating.point 53 | In that case, however, you will likely need another egg and some extra flour and breadcrumbs.point 131 |

7. Once the eggs are coated, they can be saved in a fridge up to one day.point 186 | When you’re ready to cook them, heat some cooking oil (5 cm in height) in a frying pan and wait for it to reach 160°C (320°F).point 291 |

   Then, lower the eggs in oil and cook them for up to 10 minutes or until they become crispy and golden.point 82 |

8. Drain the excess oil on kitchen paper and wait for a few minutes.point 135 | Cut the Scotch eggs in half and serve them while warm together with piccalilli.point 201 |

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Scotch eggs offer a great way to amuse your taste buds! Let us know how this recipe works for you and don’t hesitate to share it with your folks!