Scotch Egg
Ah, the Scotch egg. Although apparently considered downmarket in the UK (at least according to Wikipedia), this one looks absolutely appeeling. Or, perhaps not, depending on your tolerance for sausage-encased, deep-fried foods.
Scotch Eggs
Ingredients
6 hard-cooked eggs, well-chilled
1 pound breakfast sausage
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup fine bread crumbs
Vegetable oil, for frying
Procedure
1. In a dedicated deep-fryer or large pot, preheat vegetable oil to 350°F. Meanwhile, peel eggs and set aside. Divide sausage into 6 equal portions. Roll hard-cooked eggs in flour; press a portion of sausage around each egg.
2. Dip sausage-encased eggs in beaten eggs; roll in bread crumbs.
3. Cook each egg in oil for 4 to 5 minutes or until sausage is cooked and browned. Let drain on paper towels. Serve warm or chilled, according to preference.
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10 Comments:
I have to say, the Scotch egg in the picture looks a lot nicer than any I've ever seen here in Britain.
caley at 9:11AM on 04/06/07
And so Santos' fame continues... Is this a twitter powered post?
Graham Holliday at 9:23AM on 04/06/07
Graham: This is a Twitter-powered post. I saw your tweet about it and checked it out. I have to admit -- I don't know where Santos's fame started. What drove those 11K views of the photo?
Adam Kuban at 9:30AM on 04/06/07
Caley: Good food styling goes a long way. Looks better than any I've seen here in NYC -- not to take away from Santos's egg, but that's probably easy to do ;)
Adam Kuban at 9:32AM on 04/06/07
If you would like to see a larger Scotch Egg, a mammoth Scotch Egg, there is a post on how to make a Scotch Ostrich Egg at http://www.blogjam.com/2005/05/15/scotch-ostrich-egg/. It does pose the philosophic question of whether bigger is better, but it is rather mesmerizing to view, anyway. :)
Karen Resta at 10:09AM on 04/06/07
Ah, Scotch Eggs... At the heart of any British picnic, huddled together for warmth on a tartan travelling rug, around a hamper.
Jules at 2:25PM on 04/06/07
I wonder how they would be with some white sausage gravy? Since they remind me of chicken fried steaks.
andrew at 6:24PM on 04/06/07
Andrew, that sounds pretty genius to me, especially since the egg has that delicious layer of sausage around it.
kimcheater at 1:31AM on 04/09/07
I think Andrew should try them served with sausage gravy, but also try and coat them with SPAM.
Lia Bulaong at 2:09PM on 04/09/07
My problem with Scotch eggs is that I hate the hard-boiled thing. What about making them with wuzzy-wuzzy -- that fancy-pants name for eggs where the whites are solid but the yolks are still liquid?
maggiesara at 10:38PM on 04/09/07