How To Make The Perfect Scotch Egg 2 Ways

sausage meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

breadcrumbs

🥗Healthier: panko

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Panko adds crunch, while crushed crackers can be a budget-friendly alternative.

mustard

🥗Healthier: honey mustard

💰Cheaper: yellow mustard

Honey mustard adds sweetness, while yellow mustard is widely available and cheap.

oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier, but vegetable oil is often less expensive.

Add eggs to a pot and cover with water.

Add 2 teaspoons of salt to the water.

Cover the pot and cook the eggs for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, remove the eggs from the pot and transfer them to very cold water to stop the cooking process.

Peel the eggs and pat them dry with a paper towel.

Remove the skin from the sausage and place the sausage in a bowl.

Season the sausage with onion powder, garlic powder, dried parsley, and pepper (do not add salt).

Mix the sausage seasoning together.

Scoop a portion of sausage with an ice cream scoop, place it in your hand, and flatten it.

Place a boiled egg in the center of the flattened sausage and wrap the sausage around the egg.

Alternatively, use plastic food wrap to flatten the sausage, place the boiled egg in the center, and cover it with sausage.

Repeat the process until all eggs are wrapped in sausage.

Coat each sausage-wrapped egg in flour, dusting off any excess flour.

Beat eggs in a bowl and coat the sausage-wrapped egg in the beaten eggs.

Roll the egg in breadcrumbs, ensuring it is well-coated for crunchiness.

Heat oil in a pot over medium heat.

Check the oil temperature with a skewer; it is ready when bubbles form around the skewer.

Add the Scotch eggs to the hot oil and fry them, stirring occasionally to prevent burning, until golden brown.

Remove the Scotch eggs from the oil and transfer them to a strainer lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.

For the second method, place the Scotch eggs in an air fryer basket.

Air fry at 360°F for 20 to 30 minutes, turning them halfway through to ensure even cooking.

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