
Nigerian Snacks & Small Chops
Scotch Egg
A Fooddey recipe for Scotch Egg, prepared with practical measurements and clear step by step instructions for home cooking.
⏱ 20 minutesCooking Time
🍽 8Servings
● MediumDifficulty
Ingredients
- 8 boiled eggs
- 500 g sausage meat
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 100 g all purpose flour
- 2 raw eggs, beaten
- 150 g breadcrumbs
- Vegetable oil for frying
How to make it
- Boil and peel the eggs, then dry them thoroughly.
- Season the sausage meat with curry, thyme, pepper and salt.
- Prepare separate bowls for flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs.
- Divide sausage meat into 8 portions.
- Flatten one portion and wrap it evenly around a boiled egg.
- Roll the covered egg in flour.
- Dip into beaten egg and coat thoroughly with breadcrumbs.
- Heat oil over medium heat.
- Fry in batches, turning until the coating is deep golden brown and the sausage is fully cooked.
- Drain and cool briefly before serving.