Scotch Eggs

[gap134]

Scotch Egg

I watch a lot of cooking shows and read a lot of cookbooks and I have never heard of a Scotch Egg before today:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg



I am going try making them tomorrow 

[David In Indy]

I can't seem to get the link to work. I'll go over to Wikipedia and type it in manually. That does look quite interesting, almost like a deep fried hard boiled egg!

Let us know how it turns out!

[David In Indy]

Yeah, that sounds pretty good! When I first saw the name of this, I thought you were talking about Scotch as in Scotch whiskey and somehow eggs and whiskey together seemed a bit strange.

Let us know how you liked them!

[gap134]

It's basically just a hard boiled egg covered with sausage and bread crumbs, and then fried 

[injest]

I love boiled eggs. I dont know if I would like them deep fried!!   

[gap134]

I love boiled eggs. I dont know if I would like them deep fried!!   

LOL! 

I don't know if I am going to like them that way either, but I am going to try making them tomorrow   

[David In Indy]

I love boiled eggs. I dont know if I would like them deep fried!!  

LOL! 

I don't know if I am going to like them that way either, but I am going to try making them tomorrow  

Just think of it as eating fried chicken before there IS a chicken.

[gap134]

Just think of it as eating fried chicken before there IS a chicken.

[injest]

Just think of it as eating fried chicken before there IS a chicken.

fried prechicken??

I can just SEE that on a menu...

[Kelda]

You lot have never had or heard of a scotch egg!?

wow!

They're not very tasty IMO - although admittdley I ahven't had one since I became a veggie 18 yrs ago!

[injest]

You lot have never had or heard of a scotch egg!?

wow!

They're not very tasty IMO - although admittdley I ahven't had one since I became a veggie 18 yrs ago!

I was fixing to say dont veggies eat eggs but it would be the sausage that put you off, huh?

[Kelda]

would be!!!

[gap134]

Well, I made Scotch Eggs today. I fried 5 and I baked 5

I like the baked ones better than the fried ones. They are actually quite good! I thought the frying would make the egg rubbery, but it didn't. I was able to get 5 eggs cover with 1 pound of Jimmy Dean pork sausage

Here are the fried ones:




Here are the baked ones:

[Front-Ranger]

Thanks for your experiment!! The baked ones LOOK more appetizing to me, too!

What? Scotch eggs don't contain Scotch?? A pity!

[injest]

would be!!!

I wonder....how would they be with some OTHER covering...cause the big thing for me would be the crunchy texture...

do Veggetarians eat fried stuff if they are fried in Vegetable oil, Kelda? can you have French Fries and fried pickles? *swoon on the fried pickles*

[mariez]

Just think of it as eating fried chicken before there IS a chicken.

    Good one, David! 

I've heard of Scotch Eggs, but I never knew there was sausage involved!  I always thought it was just a breaded and fried hard-boiled egg!

gap, those baked ones do look pretty good - although I'm not a big fan of sausage. 

I wonder....how would they be with some OTHER covering...cause the big thing for me would be the crunchy texture...

That's what I was wondering, too. What they'd be like if you just coated them in seasoned bread crumbs and then baked them....

Thanks for sharing your results, gap!

Marie

[injest]

and what a fun thread this has turned out to be!

Thanks GAP!!

[Kelda]

I wonder....how would they be with some OTHER covering...cause the big thing for me would be the crunchy texture...

do Veggetarians eat fried stuff if they are fried in Vegetable oil, Kelda? can you have French Fries and fried pickles? *swoon on the fried pickles*

Fried pickles!?!

ewww!

(But yes we can hve fried stuff.... as long as fried in veg oil, olive oil etc...

I would say most ones are backed here tho...

[injest]

Fried pickles!?!

ewww!

(But yes we can hve fried stuff.... as long as fried in veg oil, olive oil etc...

I would say most ones are backed here tho...

oh fried pickles are WONDERFUL....get a little ranch to dip them in....ultra tangy, and crunchy YUM

[Kelda]

ranch?

[gap134]

I just tried a half of one cold for dinner. They are very good cold. I also tried dipping them in ranch and blue cheese dressing, and both seemed to compliment them.

The trick to getting the sausage around the egg is making a large sausage patty, putting the egg in the middle and wrapping the sausage around it. Then you can form it around the egg.

Bon Appetit!

[injest]

ranch?

ranch dressing....

[Kelda]

ranch dressing....

I don't know wat ranch dressing is!

[gap134]

I don't know wat ranch dressing is!

Looks like this:

[injest]

I don't know wat ranch dressing is!

it is a white dressing for salads..

here is one recipe

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1 tablespoon dried chives
1 tablespoon dried parsley
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 dash hot pepper sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon ground white pepper

it is smooth and cool and seriously put on EVERYTHING....people use it to dip chips in, pizza, fried cheese, fried pickles...it is like a staple over here. It is so common hearing you don't know what it is is like hearing you dont' know what salt is! (It is that omnipresent)

[Kelda]

ahh... I couldn't eat it anyway - worcestershire sauce.... that means there is fish in it!

[injest]

ahh... I couldn't eat it anyway - worcestershire sauce.... that means there is fish in it!

worcestershire has FISH in it!!??

EWWWWWW!!!

[injest]

here is an alternative recipe

4 tablespoons dry parsley flakes
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons onion salt
1 quart mayonnaise
1 pint sour cream
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons MSG or Accent brand (optional)
1 pint buttermilk

[gap134]

This was my dinner tonight. Half a Scotch Egg 

[David In Indy]

That's all you had for dinner? A half an egg?

That doesn't sound like very much!   Hopefully you had a snack later on.

[David In Indy]

here is an alternative recipe

4 tablespoons dry parsley flakes
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons onion salt
1 quart mayonnaise
1 pint sour cream
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons MSG or Accent brand (optional)
1 pint buttermilk

That recipe up there you posted sounds better to me Jess. I'm not a real big fan of sausage.

I'll have to try making those eggs soon because I'm getting more and more intrigued.

[gap134]

That's all you had for dinner? A half an egg?

That doesn't sound like very much!   Hopefully you had a snack later on.

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Maybe that's why French women don't get fat 

[Kelda]

worcestershire has FISH in it!!??

EWWWWWW!!!

Yup!
malt vinegar (from barley), spirit vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind extract, onions, garlic, spice and flavouring.

and i actually love the taste of worcestershire sauce.

Now.... whats MSG!?

I must try and find soem ranvch dressing to try this that is veggie! Send me a care package someone!

That's all you had for dinner? A half an egg?

That doesn't sound like very much!   Hopefully you had a snack later on.

And that's why scottish women are big! I'd have been ravenous eating just that!   

[gap134]

My pictures disappeared from the free host service so I'll post them again:

Here are the fried ones:




Here are the baked ones:

[Jeff Wrangler]

Yup!
malt vinegar (from barley), spirit vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind extract, onions, garlic, spice and flavouring.

and i actually love the taste of worcestershire sauce.

Now.... whats MSG!?

I was surprised, too, when I learned that anchovies are an ingredient in Worcestershire sauce. But Worcestershire is good on steak! 

MSG = monosodium glutamate, a chemical flavor enhancer. Notoriously used in Chinese food, at least, here in the U.S., it can trigger migraines in some people. 

[BlissC]

I had a scotch egg for lunch today at work - I popped to the supermarket just down the road in my lunch break and they'd got them on special offer, and I couldn't resist!  "Picnic eggs" are quite nice as well - they're a variation on scotch eggs but much smaller - usually with scrambled egg/mayo in the middle with the sausage-meat and breadcrumbs around it - they're usually about an inch in diameter (around 3cm for those metricised youngsters  ).

I was surprised, too, when I learned that anchovies are an ingredient in Worcestershire sauce. But Worcestershire is good on steak! 

Cheese on toast is nice with a dash of Worcestershire sauce as the cheese is melting as well, and adds a bit of flavour (and a smear of mustard as it's melting gives it a bit of a kick too).

[gap134]

Low fat scotch eggs I made today with ground turkey    :

[injest]

oh now see? You done gone off and started making up your OWN recipes!!

 

(actually not a bad idea....hmmmmm...)

how were they?

[gap134]

oh now see? You done gone off and started making up your OWN recipes!!

 

(actually not a bad idea....hmmmmm...)

how were they?

They were just as good with the ground turkey 

[injest]

They were just as good with the ground turkey 

the sign of a true chef!! finding a recipe and making it your own!

I might have to give this a try!

 

[gap134]

...the sign of a true chef!!...

The trick is watching the experts like Gordon Ramsay 

[injest]

The trick is watching the experts like Gordon Ramsay 

I LOVE Hells Kitchen!!

 

[Kelda]

Gordon is from my neck of the woods!

[gap134]

Gordon is from my neck of the woods!

I get the BBC on my Cable TV in the states. I also watch his other shows on the BBC. The "F" word (meaning food) and Kitchen Nightmares. On the F word he shows a lot of his cooking methods, which I enjoy.

[injest]

I get the BBC on my Cable TV in the states. I also watch his other shows on the BBC. The "F" word (meaning food) and Kitchen Nightmares. On the F word he shows a lot of his cooking methods, which I enjoy.

well drats! I have never seen anything but Hell's Kitchen with him in it!