Scotch eggs

Scotch eggs
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Scotch Quail Eggs

Traditionally, the eggs are wrapped in spicy sausage meat, breaded and combined with piccalilli. But there are many other variations of this Scottish speciality.

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Ingredients (2 servings)
12 quail eggs
2-3 sausages (e.g. salsiccia)
1 sour apple, or Granny Smith
2 twigs thyme
100 g flour
1 large free range chicken egg
100 g breadcrumbs
vegetable oil for frying
watercress or arugula for garnishing
  • Boil eggs for two minutes, rinse and peel carefully. This is best done by peeling the shells and then placing the eggs in cold water for a few minutes. 
  • Squeeze out the sausage meat and mash in a bowl. Grate the apple and mix it with the meat together with the thyme leaves. 
  • For the breading, beat the chicken egg in a soup plate, prepare flour and breadcrumbs in two other plates. 
  • Roll the sausage mixture into 12 balls.
  • To coat each egg, flatten a meatball on the palm of one hand, place an egg in the middle and carefully coat with the mixture.
  • Roll each scotch egg first in flour, then onto the beaten egg and breadcrumbs. 
  • Heat up to 13cm of oil to 180 °C and fry the scotch eggs for two to three minutes until golden brown.
  • Drain by placing the eggs on a paper towel and serve on a bed of watercress or arugula. 

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