Baked Scotch Eggs
Making scotch eggs is really not as hard as some may think and makes such a great dish for either breakfast or any other part of the day. They can be a great picnic dish or party snacks.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 pound (450g) good quality sausage meat , casing removed
- 1/2 tsp (2g) nutmeg
- 1 tsp (5g) mustard
- 1/4 cup (14g) parsley
- 1/2 cup (14g) chives
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Put the eggs into a medium pan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Boil for 4 minutes, then transfer to a bowl of ice cold water. Peel them when cooled.
- In a medium bowl combine sausage meat with nutmeg, mustard, parsley, chives, salt and pepper. Divide the mixture into four parts.
- Take one piece of sausage mixture, form a ball and flatten into a patty. Roll the egg in flour and shape the sausage patty around egg. Repeat this step with the rest of the eggs.
- Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
- Roll each meat wrapped egg into flour, then dip into beaten eggs and coat with either breadcrumbs or crushed cornflakes.
- Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake for 35 minutes until sausage is completely cooked.
- Rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving out of 4Calories: 566kcalCarbohydrates: 20.3gProtein: 32.6gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 12.4gCholesterol: 340mgSugar: 2.4g