Classic Scotch Eggs Recipe

Classic Scotch Eggs Recipe

Ingredients

Makes 4

• 5 large eggs
• 300g good-quality pork sausage, skinned
• 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed
• 140g cooked ham, shredded
• 25g sage, apple & onion stuffing mix
• 1 tsp chopped sage
• 1 tsp chopped thyme
• 1 tsp chopped parsley
• 100g plain flour, seasoned, plus extra for dusting
• 100g dried breadcrumbs
• sunflower oil, for frying
• piccalilli, to serve

Method

1. Bring a pan of salted water to a rapid boil, then lower four of the eggs into the pan and simmer for 7 mins 30 secs exactly
2. Scoop out and place in a bowl of iced water, cracking the shells a little (this makes them easier to peel later)
3. Leave them to cool completely, then peel and set aside
4. Can be boiled the day before
5. Put the sausagemeat, pepper, ham, stuffing and herbs in a small bowl, mix to combine, then divide into four equal balls
6. Squash one of the balls between a piece of cling film until it’s as flat as possible
7. One at a time, lightly flour each cooked egg, then use the cling film to help roll the sausagemeat around the egg to completely encase
8. Repeat with the remaining sausageballs and eggs
9. Beat the remaining egg and put on a plate
10. Put the flour and breadcrumbs on two separate plates
11. Roll the encased eggs in the flour, then the beaten egg and finally the breadcrumbs
12. Can be prepared up to a day in advance
13. To cook the eggs, heat 5cm of the oil in a wide saucepan or wok until it reaches 160C on a cooking thermometer or until a few breadcrumbs turn golden after 10 secs in the oil
14. Depending on the size of your pan, lower as many eggs as you can into the oil, and cook for 8-10 mins until golden and crispy
15. Drain on kitchen paper, leave to cool a little, then serve halved with some piccalilli

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