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Scotch Egg

Scotch Egg

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 394 kcal

A soft-boiled egg wrapped in seasoned beef sausage meat, coated in golden breadcrumbs, and fried until crisp — a perfect portable snack.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Boil 4 eggs for 6 min for a soft, jammy yolk. Plunge into ice water. Peel carefully.
  2. 2 Mix sausage meat with mustard, sage, thyme, salt, and pepper.
  3. 3 Divide meat into 4 portions. Flatten each in your palm, place a peeled egg in the centre, and wrap the meat evenly around it, sealing completely.
  4. 4 Roll each in flour, dip in beaten egg, then coat in panko breadcrumbs.
  5. 5 Deep-fry at 170°C (340°F) for 7-8 min until deep golden and cooked through.
  6. 6 Rest 2 min, then halve to reveal the jammy yolk. Serve with English mustard.

Did You Know?

Fortnum & Mason claims to have invented the Scotch egg in 1738 as a traveller's snack, though the name's origin remains a mystery.