Scotch Eggs Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk
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pring has sprung, the grass is growing…. Picnic season is definitely coming! With this in mind I thought now would be just the time to share my recipe for Scotch Eggs with you. To avoid any confusion, Scotch egg is actually a modern abbreviation of 'scotched' egg, which is it's true name. Scotching meat involves tenderising or roughly mincing it, referring of course to the sausage meat surrounding the egg. Something that is scotched is now generally regarded as being coated in breadcrumbs and fried, too. Whilst I admit these are not the healthiest of snacks they are definitely a firm British favourite – you’d be amazed how often I am asked to serve Scotch Eggs as evening food at weddings! Preparation time approximately 1.5 hours Cooking time 10 minutes | Serves 4
Ingredients • • • • • • • • •
4 Hardboiled Eggs 240g Sausage Meat 1-2 teaspoons Chopped Fresh Thyme 1 Onion finely chopped & ‘sweated’ 4 tablespoons Plain Flour 2 Eggs Beaten 100-150g White Breadcrumbs Vegetable Oil to Deep Fry Salt & Pepper
Method 1) 2) 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Place eggs in their shells in a pan of cold water Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 9 minutes Drain and cool eggs under running cold water, then peel Mix sausage meat with onions, salt & pepper and then divide into four equal portions Mould and shape evenly around each egg. Coat the meat covered eggs in flour, dip in the beaten eggs and then coat in breadcrumbs Chill for 1 hour in the fridge Deep fry in oil at 160oC for 8-10 minutes Cut open to check they are cooked through
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