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Scotch Eggs Recipe

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Hard-boiled eggs are wrapped in sausage, breaded, and deep-fried. Served warm or at room temperature, these are great for breakfast or quartered as an appetizer.

Prep Time: 3 hours, 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 raw eggs
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
  • 2 cups fresh bread crumbs
  • 8 hard-cooked eggs, peeled
  • 1 pound bulk country-style sausage
  • Vegetable oil for frying

Preparation:

Beat the raw eggs and mustard together in a shallow bowl. Place the bread crumbs in another shallow bowl. Encase each hard-cooked egg completely in a thin layer of sausage, using both hands to mold the sausage around the egg.

Dip one sausage-encased egg first in the egg mixture and then coat with the bread crumbs. Set aside on a plate and repeat with the remaining hard-cooked eggs. Refrigerate covered at least 3 hours or overnight.

Heat 3 inches oil in a deep-fat fryer to 375 degrees F. Fry 2 or 3 eggs at a time, turning occasionally, until quite well-browned, 10 to 15 minutes. (You want to make sure the sausage meat is thoroughly cooked.) Remove them from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Serve the Scotch eggs, cut into quarters, at room temperature. Pass additional mustard if desired.

Yield: 8 portions

Source: The Silver Palate by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins (Workman Publishing)
Reprinted with permission.

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