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Scotch Egg

Name: Scotch Egg
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 5 Egg; 400g Ground Pork; 80g Breadcrumbs; 3 tbsp All-purpose flour; A pinch Nutmeg; 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; To taste Mustard; To taste Oil for frying

Snack

⏱ 45 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Boiled eggs wrapped in sausage meat, breaded, and fried — a British picnic and pub classic.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A Scotch egg is a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and fried, and one theory says it was created in the 18th century by the London department store Fortnum & Mason for travelers. Tasty even cold and easy to carry, it's a picnic and packed-lunch staple. In pubs today, versions with a runny soft-boiled yolk are popular.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a park on a sunny weekend, a picnic basket is spread on a blanket and halved Scotch eggs sit alongside sandwiches.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Egg 5
Ground Pork 400g
Breadcrumbs 80g
All-purpose flour 3 tbsp
Nutmeg A pinch
Salt 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Mustard To taste
Oil for frying To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil 4 eggs in boiling water for 6½ minutes, cool in cold water, and peel.
Add salt, pepper, and nutmeg to the ground pork, knead well, and divide into 4.
Spread each portion thinly on plastic wrap, place a flour-dusted egg on top, and wrap it completely.
Coat in flour, the remaining beaten egg, then breadcrumbs.
Fry in 170°C oil for 6–7 minutes, turning, until golden.
Drain, halve, and serve with mustard.

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