Recipe and source notes

Scotch Eggs

8 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bulk sausage
  • 1 cup bread crumbs or corn meal
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 8 hard boiled eggs

Make it step by step

  1. Divide sausage into 8 (2 ounce) portions. On a lightly crumb sprinkled surface, pat out each portion to about 1/8 inch thickness. Wrap completely around egg, pressing edges together to seal. Repeat with remaining sausage and hard boiled eggs; roll sausage covered eggs in crumbs and then dip in beaten egg. Deep fry or place on baking sheet and bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes until lightly browned.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Helen Pitlick, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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