Scottish Eggs
- 6 hard-boiled eggs, well-chilled
- 1 lb sausage meat
- 2 tablespoons minced parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- Peel hard-cooked eggs.
- Make sure the eggs are well-chilled so that the sausage meat will cling to them more easily.
- Combine sausage, parsley, sage, and pepper in large bowl; mix well.
- Press meat mixture evenly around eggs, keeping the oval shape.
- Sprinkle eggs with flour, coating lightly all over.
- Dip into beaten egg; then roll in bread crumbs to coat.
- Pour oil into deep-fryer, or large heavy saucepan, to fill 1/2 full.
- Heat to 350 on deep-fat frying thermometer.
- Cook 1 egg at a time, for about 4-5 minutes until meat is well-browned.
- Drain on paper towels; cool.
- Refrigerate.
- Slice to serve.
eggs, sausage meat, parsley, ground sage, pepper, flour, eggs, breadcrumbs, vegetable oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/scottish-eggs-50191 (may not work)