These Scotch Eggs are delicious!
Scotch Eggs are often referred to as “Breakfast in One Bite”. They can be great for an appetizer, snack, or even a light meal. While many people enjoy these around Easter, I know others, especially my Scottish friends, who have these at most family gatherings, including Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Here is a glimpse of the ingredients I used to make these:
- 12 ounces ground pork sausage
- 4 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 2 cups Panko bread crumbs
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Mix the sausage, garlic powder and pepper and set aside.
- Split the sausage into 4 equals size balls.
- Form each ball of sausage into a thin patty, approximately 4 inches around.
- Place an egg into the center of each patty and form it around the egg, making sure to completely seal it. Set aside.
- After all four eggs are wrapped in sausage, set up three bowls for dipping. One with the flour, one with the beaten egg and one with the Panko.
- Roll each egg in the flour, then the beaten egg, and then the Panko. Gently press the Panko into the sausage to completely cover it. Set aside.
- When your oil is heated to 340 degrees, gently lower one egg at a time into it. You can fry two at time.
- Cook for 4-5 minutes or until a deep golden brown all the way around.
- Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and place on paper towels.
- Serve with dijon or spicy mustard (or mustard sauce recipe below)
- Tips:
- Panko burns quick, so do not make your oil too hot!
- Many people eat these with soft or medium boiled eggs.
- These go pretty quick, so I fried two at a time and prepped the other two while they cooked.
- Mustard Sauce
- tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- tablespoon mayonnaise
- tablespoon sour cream
- -4 drops hot sauce
- tablespoons milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- ** Place mustard, mayonnaise, sour cream, hot sauce and milk in a bowl and wisk until smooth. Taste and adjust salt and pepper to your liking. If you like a thinner sauce, add more milk and adjust seasoning again.
Here is a college of the process pictures, so you can get a general idea of how they are put together:
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donna porter says
I have never heard of scotch eggs but this recipe sounds delicious. It seems easy to make and I know my family will love them!
Renee Rousseau says
I have never experienced a Scotch Egg! They look delicious and it is about time I tried one! I can’t wait to tackle this recipe!
Margaret Appel says
I wondered how scotch eggs were made. They’re certainly interesting looking & what a great way to have breakfast all in one. The next time we have a family breakfast get-together we’ll try making these. Thanks for the step by step pictures!
Jerry Marquardt says
Because the Scotch Eggs look as delicious as they do, I can’t wait to try this special recipe out. I only hope I will be able do as good as you did in the heartwarming photos.
Laura B. says
I really like scotch eggs and I’ll have to try them with your sauce because usually I just have them with dijon mustard.
Jan Lee says
I’ve heard of scotch eggs before but never knew what they were. This looks very easy to make so now I’ll know ow to make them and serve them. Thank you for the recipe and for sharing this! 🙂
marlene harris says
i would like to try them
farmermomwife says
These would be a great addition to Easter brunch, thanks for sharing.
Cynthia R says
What an interesting idea, and besides the little bit of brumb crumbs works perfect for our low carb/sugar diet!
Kelly says
This looks so interesting. I have heard of these, but never tried them before. That will have to change 🙂
Nancy says
I have read about Scotch Eggs but have never made them. Thanks for the recipe.
Terri Quick says
I know that the British eat these but I never knew what they were exactly. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
brandidawn says
Oh my! These look so cool! I have never seen eggs made like this. I think it would be fun to make and it looks yummy too!
fotojennic says
M husband loves scotch egss. I’ve never had one. Looks like its time to make these and give them a try!! These look SO amazing. thanks for the recipe!
gracefulcoffee says
These look so cool! Thanks for sharing.
Geri Sandoval says
Interesting, my son and I were just talking about Scotch Eggs. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Lois M. says
Never heard of these before – interesting looking with the mix of foods that it is…
Gloria Walshver says
Hope it tastes good, like eggs.
Charity Cram says
These look really good! I have never heard of Scotch eggs before!
Kathy Ross says
I’ve made these before. They’re really good. I usually bake mine tho. And sometimes I crunch up flavored croutons to coat mine in.
Kristen says
I’ve never had these, but I’m sure my family would love them!
Amber Ludwig says
Omgosh do these look amazing! One of my guilty pleasures as I could eat like 5 lol!! thanks for sharing!!
slehan says
I’ve never heard of these before, but I’d love to eat them.
slehan at juno dot com
Shannon says
Thank you for sharing this recipe with us, I had always wondered how to make these.
rsbrandt44 says
Thanks! Scotch eggs have always been a bit of a mystery to me. Thanks for de-mystifying!
Pamela Gurganus says
Oh my goodness these scotch eggs look and sounds so delicious! I’ve heard of them before, but had never seen a picture of them or a recipe. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing!
michelleelizondo says
So good!!
Diana Scholz says
They look like a chicken croquet…which used to be one of my favorite meals as a child! I haven’t had them in forever, but would like to try this recipe to see if they are in fact similar!