Scotch Eggs with Mustard Sauce

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Total: 50 min
  • Prep: 25 min
  • Cook: 25 min
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Ingredients

8 large eggs

2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar

1 pound bulk pork sausage

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon

Grapeseed or vegetable oil, for frying (about 4 cups)

1 cup all-purpose flour

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

1/4 cup milk

1 cup panko breadcrumbs

1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise

3 tablespoons stone-ground mustard

Juice of 1 lemon

Directions

  1. Place 6 eggs in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Add the vinegar and bring to a boil, then remove from the heat, cover and set aside 4 minutes. Meanwhile, fill a bowl with ice water. Using a slotted spoon, remove the eggs and immediately plunge into the ice water to stop the cooking; let sit 2 minutes. Gently peel the eggs and set aside.
  2. Combine the sausage, herbs and one of the remaining eggs in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until combined, about 3 minutes. With moistened hands, mold the sausage mixture around the cooked eggs to completely cover.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat about 3 inches of grapeseed oil in a small high-sided saucepan over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer reads 325 degrees F (or until a pinch of panko sizzles in the oil). Season the flour with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Beat the remaining egg with the milk in another shallow dish. Put the panko in a third shallow dish.
  4. Roll the sausage-covered eggs in the seasoned flour, shaking off the excess. Transfer to the egg-milk mixture and turn to completely coat. Let the excess egg drip off, then roll in the panko.
  5. Fry the eggs until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove to a baking sheet, transfer to the oven and bake until the sausage is cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes. Mix the mayonnaise, mustard and lemon juice in a small bowl. Serve with the Scotch eggs.

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My grandkids love these scotch eggs ! I have to admit they are a bit labor intensive, but have found I can prepare them the day before, refrigerate them overnight and then fry the next day. They come out perfectly fine. This recipe makes 6 scotch eggs… someone mentioned that there wasn’t enough sausage for 8 eggs. One raw egg goes in the sausage mixture and one egg is used for the egg wash. That being said , I do not mix an egg with the sausage. I use turkey sausage and it molds just fine around the boiled eggs. Also as someone else mentioned,you do not need a whole cup of flour…1/2 cup was more than enough. I also only used 1 Tbsp. of milk mixed with the egg for the egg wash.

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