Healthier scotch eggs recipe (oven baked)
A healthy twist on the traditional Scotch eggs recipe, which is oven baked. Easy to make recipe with sausage meat, herbs and bread crumbs.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 egg white only
- 300 grams fresh sausagemeat (uncooked) any type is fine (e.g. mixed, pork etc.)
- 1 tbsp parsley fresh if possible
- 1 tsp mixed dried herbs rosemary, parsley, chives or similar
- pinch sea salt or herbs salt
- pinch freshly milled pepper
- 70 g breadcrumbs home prepared or shop bought
Instructions
- Boil enough water in a saucepan to submerge the 4 eggs and hard-boil them by placing them carefully into boiling water and boiling for about 10 minutes.
- To stop the boiling process (and to get the shells easily off) pour cold water into the saucepan and leave to cool down.
- Once completely cold, shell your eggs and keep to one side.
- Whilst your eggs are cooling down, prepare the outer layer of your scotch eggs, by mixing together the sausagemeat, parsley, herbs and egg white. Season with salt and pepper to your liking.
- Divide the sausage mixture into 4 portions, flatten them with your hand and wrapp them around the eggs. If the sausage meat mixture tears a little, you can easily patch it up with spare sausage meat.
- Roll the eggs in dried breadcrumbs to coat them completely. Re-roll if necessary.
- Place on a tray and chill in the fridge for at least 20 minutes. This helps to form the scotch eggs and they are less likely to go out of shape when you bake them.
- Preheat oven to medium heat - Gas Mark 5/190°C/fan oven 170°C/325°F.
- Put the eggs on a baking sheet, leaving a bit of space between them and bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown and slightly dry on the top.
- Cool down on a plate and eat either straightaway or keep for up to 3-5 days in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 364kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 20gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 218mgSodium: 681mgPotassium: 299mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 378IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 3mg
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