Scotch Eggs

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 soft hard-boiled eggs
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 leek
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 pinch ground mace
• 1 large shallot
• 1 lb lamb sausage
• 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
• 2 eggs
• 1 pinch salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 5 ounces plain flour
• 7 ounces panko breadcrumbs, japanese-style bread crumbs

Recipe

• 1 peel the boiled eggs and set aside. melt the butter in a frying pan over a moderate heat and add the chopped leek, garlic, mace and shallot. fry for 5 minutes, until softened.
• 2 place the sausage meat into a large bowl and add the softened leek mixture. stir in the chopped parsley; add 1 of the eggs and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. pack this mixture around each egg to form a generous coating of sausage meat.
• 3 season the flour and beat the remaining egg with a little water. roll the eggs in the seasoned flour and then dip briefly into the egg.
• 4 roll the eggs in the breadcrumb until coated.
• 5 set the oven to 350°f heat the oil in a deep fat fryer to 350°f deep-fry the eggs for 5 minutes and then transfer to the oven and cook for another 5 minutes.
• 6 cut each egg in half and serve with fresh salad leaves, sliced baby beetroot, and a little french dressing.