Scottish Eggs with Fresh Herbs
- 4 large eggs
- 1 x flour, all-purpose plain
- 8 ounces sausage
- 1 small eggs beaten
- 2 each scallions, spring or green onions finely chopped
- 1 x bread crumbs toasted
- 1 teaspoon thyme fresh, finely chopped
- 1 x salt
- 3 teaspoons chives chopped fresh
- 1 x black pepper freshly milled
- 1 tablespoon parsley leaves fresh, chopped finely
- 1 x vegetable oil for deep frying
- Hard-boil the eggs by covering them in cold water, bringing it to the boil, simmering gently for 9 minutes and cooling them under cold running water.
- Next mix the sausage meat with the spring onions and herbs and season well.
- Then shell the cooled eggs and coat each one with some of the seasoned flour.
- Divide the sausage meat into four portions and pat each piece out on a floured surface to a shape roughly 5x3 inches.
- Now place an egg in the center of each piece and carefully gather up the sausage meat to cover the egg completely.
- Seal one by one, first in beaten egg and then throughly and evenly in the breadcrumbs.
- Now heat 1 1/2 inches of oil in a deep frying pan up to a temperature of 350 to 375 degrees F.
- Put the eggs into the oil and fry for 6 to 8 minutes, turning frequently until they have turned a nice broun colour.
- Drain on crumpled greaseproof paper.
- When they're absolutely cold, wrap in cling wrap and store.
eggs, flour, sausage, eggs, scallions, bread crumbs toasted, thyme, salt, chives, black pepper, parsley, vegetable oil
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/scottish-eggs-fresh-herbs-39842 (may not work)