How to Make a Scotch Egg

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How to Make a Scotch Egg

Traditionally is served with a hard boiled egg. A big thank you to Chef Long that came over to make and snack it.

Chez Fred

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Rainy day.

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Go to a Scottish/British convenience store.

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Get some traditional sausage.

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This will be enough for a couple of days.

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Walk back

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Eat a cupcake on your way.

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Take the subway if its faster.

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Open the sausage package

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Undo the knots.

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Unwrap the casing

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Done

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Take the eggs out of the fridge so they temper properly before you cook them.

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Put the timer on when you drop the eggs. You can follow the soft boil egg guide for this steps.

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Fill a bowl with ice.

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Add some water

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Chill the eggs down when the timer goes off. It's really important to have a good amount of ice.

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You can add spices and season your sausage filling accordantly to your taste. Salt and pepper would be good. Feel free to add some spicy element to it.

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Mix mix.

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Wash your hands after.

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Put a little bit on top of plastic wrap

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Cover with another layer of plastic wrap.

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Flatten out

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You can use the rolling pin

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Crack the eggs and peel them very carefully

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Use a spoon

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Or your hands

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It's ok if you loose one. You can snack it with some salt and pepper.

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Basura

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Do a sausage egg ravioli

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Unwrap.

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Round them up or make a egg shape

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Only two survived

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With the rest of the meat

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Save it and do some "albondigas". You can also freeze it.

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Get your egg wash, flour and breadcrumbs ready.

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Heat up some oil. You can also choose to just bake the eggs.

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Flour

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Egg. Add some buttermilk if you from the south.

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Breadcrumbs. Feel free to add herbs and/or spices to this mix.

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Oil between 350 and 400. If you don't have a thermometer just use your judgement.

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Absorbent paper ready.

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Fry them. This is optional. It gives them a nice color.

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Baste if you are not deep frying.

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Done

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Put them in a oven proof dish

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In the oven.

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Eight minutes. It will depend on how thick you did your sausage wrapping.

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At 375F

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Set the table

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You can always proof it to see if the sausage is cooked. If it feels cold (shouldn't) put them back in the oven.

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Serve

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Runny yolk.

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Salt and pepper

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Eat it with some sauce américaine or/and mustard

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Go for it.

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Finito

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Chez Fred

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Egg

Breadcrumbs

Flour

Oil

Sausage

They make a great breakfast or lunch

CJ Julian last month

Where. Where do you live.

Jacob Cytron 2 months ago

My favorite treat at the MN State Fair...will definitely make these!

Terry Troske 5 months ago

YouTube "Heston Blumenthal"

James Barrett 7 months ago

Those look awesome. I put finely diced bacon in the sausage too.

CJ Julian 7 months ago

Looks interesting and good!! I want to try this but just seems like it takes a lot to make those... Can someone make me those? Lol

Emi 7 months ago

Nom nom

Rojan Shrestha 7 months ago

Noms!!

Claire Tai 7 months ago

Looks yummy. Definitely will try this

Preston Noonan 8 months ago

Gonna try it!!

Yu Ki 8 months ago

How neat!! I'll have to try.

Tiffany Landers 8 months ago

I gonna try this weekend~

婷邱 8 months ago

Yum

Tony Jackson 8 months ago

I will definitely try

Ray Fu 8 months ago

Wow I will try it tonight for sure. Looks amazing :-) thanks and keep them coming

Omar Biltaji 8 months ago

Great guide with humor and wit!! Most certainly on my list to try.

Helen Levinson 8 months ago

Mouth watering. This was very good! I want to try it!

Juliette Shay 8 months ago

Tomorrows back to school...and this is the perfect breakkie to pump me up for it!

Ariel Evelyn 8 months ago

Excellent presentation!

Ab W 8 months ago

Yeah great recipe but yolks should be hard and should be as round as a ball. I make these for my family a couple of times a month.

Will Chapman 8 months ago

I will prepare this for my kid!

Rowald Ocbena 8 months ago

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Moreno Moreno Benenttaynes 8 months ago

Wow! That looks so yummy!! I know what we are having Sunday morning :)) thanks!

Sue Leuthold 8 months ago

Yum!

Dave Boehl 8 months ago

Cool recipe! Will certainly try it sometime :)

Diya P 8 months ago

What fun! I must try this deliciousness.

Virginia Jones 8 months ago

Your guide was very "tastefully" done! I enjoyed it very much.

Debra Courtney 8 months ago

What a delightful guide! Thank you for the detail and the great background music

Jennie I. 8 months ago

This is my dream snack.

Brittney Riley 8 months ago

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Wow, I had no idea there was such a thing!

P Man 7 months ago

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Yumm cupcake!

Gabbi 🍪🌈 Drown 7 months ago

LOL

Lori Yamaz 7 months ago

This makes a very high calorie scotch egg.

Jessica Hilberman 8 months ago

:D beautiful

Pedro César 8 months ago

Cool.

Kevin Hernandez 8 months ago

:-) sweet

Rashmi C 8 months ago

Wow this is cool :)

Tina T 8 months ago

You make me miss NYC

Adeze Wilford 8 months ago

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Love boiled eggs with pepper and salt...one of the best snacks known to mankind.😋

Miss Apple 8 months ago

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It's a famous French song La Mer (the sea) but what version is it? I hope he responds to us soon. Lol. :)

D Flo 7 months ago

One more request for the music!

Colin Clark 7 months ago

Yes I want that song. Please advise.

D Flo 8 months ago

What music is that in the background? Haha

Clement Chai 8 months ago

Looks raw (sausage)

Justin Chamberlain 8 months ago

Looks amazing. Yummy!

Helen Levinson 8 months ago

Yum!

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