Baked Scotch Eggs – Hard-boiled egg wrapped in a Flavorful Spicy Ground beef or Sausage, rolled in delicious crunchy case – Baked or Fried to Perfection! Big, meaty and satisfying, Great as an appetizer, for brunch, breakfast or picnic.
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What can I say about these scotch eggs? The first time I made these was in my Home economics class, without a recipe, and to cut a long story short- it was a tasty mess! It fell apart during the cooking process, the upside? I got to make a delicious sandwich out of it and still do! It makes for an amazing sandwich with hot sauce and a salad on the side.
These appetizing scotch eggs originated in London –created by Fortnum and Masons. They were meant to be portable snacks, for long journeys. Due to its popularity they have quickly become a staple in pubs and restaurant menus. In fact, it was the first thing I tried while visiting London- I do prefer the homemade version though.
I get to play around with it and make it sometimes with less guilt- Like Baking and using not so fatty meat.
At first glance you would think are complicated – wrong! They are ridiculously easy to make. All you need is sausage meat, boiled eggs, and seasoned breadcrumbs. For added flavor, include minced garlic and parsley. Omit these spices or switch out the spices for more to suit your taste buds.
I always like to offer up more options, so here you have the baked scotch eggs and Fried – both taste great!
You may also serve with a good dipping sauce and or pickles
Enjoy!
How To Make Baked or Fried Scotch Eggs
Gather all the ingredients necessary before proceeding -Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a baking tray with parchment paper
Remove casings form sausage and place in a bowl. Add, garlic, cayenne pepper,thyme, granulated onions, white pepper and salt. Mix thoroughly.
Lightly roll the boiled eggs in flour , then shake off excess flour.
Divide into equal portions and then shape into a thin round, flat enough to fit around the egg.
Gently wrap the sausage meat around the egg as evenly as possible making sure there are no cracks or opening.
After rolling eggs dip in egg mixture egg.
Heavily coat in breadcrumbs mixture .
You are set to Fry or bake at this point.
Watch How To Make It
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Scotch Eggs(Baked or Fried)
Ingredients
- 6 medium hard cooked eggs peeled
- 1 pound bulk pork sausage or ground beef
- 1 Tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoons onion powder
- ½-1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 - 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt omit if using seasoned sausage meat
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper adjust to taste
- ½ cup flour
- 2 medium eggs lightly beaten
- 1- cup seasoned breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Remove casings form sausage and place in a bowl.
- Add, garlic, cayenne pepper,thyme, granulated onions, white pepper and salt. Mix thoroughly. Divide into equal portions and then shape into a thin round, flat enough to fit around the egg.
- Gently wrap the sausage meat around the egg as evenly as possible making sure there are no cracks or opening.
- Lightly roll the boiled eggs in the flour, shaking off excess, followed by the egg mixture egg.
- Roll in breadcrumbs mixture to coat
- Bake for about 25- 30minutes, or until sausage is thoroughly cooked and no longer pink near egg.
- Frying
- In a large, sauce pan pour vegetable oil, until it is at least 2 inches deep, heat to 350 degrees F. Fry for about 5 -8 minutes until it is golden brown.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels before serving.
- Serve warm or at room temperature
Tips & Notes:
- Use 4 to 5 large Eggs if Medium is not available.
- When making eggs for scotch egg it's best to let them cook about 1-2 minutes less than your desired outcome. Over cooked eggs will leave you with a less appetizing gray ring around the yolk- No Bueno!
- For the super crispy exterior use panko (Japanese bread crumbs) where available. If not Seasoned bread crumbs would do just fine.
- If don't have seasoned bread crumbs then make your own bread crumbs garlic, onion, parsley and ground pepper
- I usually make scotch eggs with a variety of ground meat ( Sausage, chicken , beef ). However, you may have to adjust seasonings depending on personal preference.
- Use this recipe as a base and go from there.
- Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
Nutrition Information:
Mea says
Your recipes never cease to amaze me. Making them for an upcoming picnic Lord willing.
ImmaculateBites says
Thanks Mea. You are going to love this too.
Mea says
I did a trial run and they turned out great. I used large eggs by accident. And didn’t roll the boiled egg in the flour but I put the egg rolled in sausage in the flour. What does rolling the boiled in flour do? I didn’t read thoroughly so I made those errors. But they were tasty and filling. I had mine with mustard
Lucy Varbedian says
I am
Trying to become familiar with the recipe , which will help me during prepairation … QUESTION ::::: what is meant by “” one pound bulk sausage ground beef ? “” , please acknowledge :me :: E: vancouver3@bigpond.com
ImmaculateBites says
Hi Lucy,
What I meant to say was . 1 pound bulk sausage or ground beef .
Cordelia says
Can I use fish to make the sausage?
ImmaculateBites says
Hmmm.. I haven’t tried making it with fish , so can’t say for sure. If you do please let me know how it works out for you. Thanks Cordelia
Rosemary Adamu says
Yum yum!! Can’t wait to try it out.
IJ says
Hi,
My scotch eggs keep opening up in the oven. The meat seems to shrink so the egg is exposed. Do you have any experience with this? I was researching and couldn’t find much, but I saw one comment about the egg possibly being boiled for too long causing lack of moisture.
Do you know anything about this? How long do you typically boil your eggs for for scotch eggs?
Iris says
Did u get a reply on the sausage cracking?
I have had this happen also would sure like to know why?
ImmaculateBites says
Try reducing the temperate and bake them longer. Also remove your eggs from the stove when it’s medium cooked . Moisture helps prevent the eggs from splitting.
Ij says
Hi, I didn’t realise it could still work with ground beef and Turkey. I tried to make scotch eggs with sausage meat a few weeks ago. I baked them. They came out okay but there was a lot of oil at the end. Do you use lean sausage meat? Is there even such a thing?
ImmaculateBites says
You could use chicken sausage. They do have healthier alternatives to sausage, I usually check the nutrition label or ask around at the meat department.
Fyi cut down on the the cook time, if using lean meat . It dries out fairly quickly
Ij says
Thanks!
Urban @urbanskitchen.com says
These looks great! I had never heard of Scottish Eggs before until I saw Gordon Ramsay made them when I was watching one of his cooking series Course for Channel 4 in UK on YouTube called the Ultimate Cooking Course last year. A really great course In my opinion. But I thought at time seeing him make them what a wacky idea for combining sausage with Eggs.
I’m guessing it’s more than likely as well that you can sandwich the egg inside of some mashed potatoes, mold it and either bake or fry the same way somewhat. That would become a whole different kind of egg recipe idea. Scottish Eggs with Potatoes instead of Sausage or an alternative. But then it wouldn’t quite be Scottish Eggs I think.
Ada Okonji says
Nice
Tam says
They are ‘Scotch Eggs’, the name is due to the method for mincing the meat and nothing to do with Scotland.
Source, I’m a Scot also https://wearenotfoodies.com/culinary-misnomers-or-danish-pastries-are-not-danish/
anon says
hi imma thank you so much for your recipes! im so in love with the meat eggs(:
ImmaculateBites says
Hi anon! Glad you it worked out well for you
Jenepher says
DEAR IMMA,thnx for the recipe it was really yummy!!!
Am really looking forward to the next lesson
ImmaculateBites says
AWESOME! Thank you so much for the feedback! Thanks for following along. Happy Friday!!!!
Eby says
am so happy u r d best keep moving
mayowa says
Nice and wonderful recipe, I. Wnt to ask how can I make bread crumbs, is it fresh bread or ???
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ImmaculateBites says
It is made using dried bread . Not fresh, mixed with seasonings- garlic and dried herbs
vivienne says
Nice, will try it
ImmaculateBites says
Let me know how it works for you.
kelsey says
The scotch egg was nice. But you forgot to put the quantity for Oregon and white pepper.
sandrine says
first time visiting this site and i love you for this. thank u thank u thank u……….can’t wait 2 try it 2morrow.
ImmaculateBites says
Thanks for sticking around and let me know how you like it!
Ronny says
Nice..can i use sausage or cornbeef also? Pls do you ve burns recipe?
ImmaculateBites says
You definitely can use sausage. I don’t know about corn beef. Never tried it with scotch eggs.I do have burns recipe .
sweet says
Please dear what kind of herb do you use in scotch egg
ImmaculateBites says
I used parsley.
John Smith says
That’s an easy one, mate. Burns recipe;
2 cups flour
3 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon alt
1 teaspoon baking powder
Vanilla extract(optional)
Method; Mix ingredients, heat oil to about 350, gently place batter, cover, and go to sleep.
mirabel says
Ooohh my God.This is what I have been searching for.Scotch egg recipe.I can’t wait to try this soon.Thanks a lot Immaculatebite.you’re indeed an answer prayer
ImmaculateBites says
Mirabel, am super excited that that you found this recipe . Let me know how you like em! Thanks for stopping by!
Satta Jah says
Hello I am in love with your site, I am getting new recipes
On my email every time you put new food up..
But quick question is there anything else I can use in r
Replace of sausage meat for the dutch eggs I don’t eat pork
Thanks for all the recipes and this site I love it
You are truly an inspiration for those of us who love
Creating new and unique food to eat
From you African Sister
ImmaculateBites says
Aww thank you , Satta . You can replace sausage with ground beef, turkey or chicken.Let me know how you like it!