Name: Scotch eggs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 8 hard boiled eggs; 3/4 cup plain flour; 700g low fat sausage mince (or your favourite low fat sausages with the skin removed); 2 eggs, beaten; 1 cup dried bread crumbs

8 hard boiled eggs
3/4 cup plain flour
700g low fat sausage mince (or your favourite low fat sausages with the skin removed)
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup dried bread crumbs

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Lightly dust eggs with flour
Divide sausage meat into eight equal portions and press around the eggs
Dust sausage wrapped eggs into flour, dip into beaten egg and roll into crumbs
Heat oil to 180°C and cook scotch eggs for 4-5 minutes or until sausage meat is cooked and crumbs are browned
Drain on a paper towel to remove excess oil
Serve hot with mustard or sauce

Tips & Hints:

Very fresh eggs can be difficult to peel. To ensure easily peeled eggs, buy and refrigerate them a week to 10 days in advance of cooking

Lightly dust eggs with flour
Divide sausage meat into eight equal portions and press around the eggs
Dust sausage wrapped eggs into flour, dip into beaten egg and roll into crumbs
Heat oil to 180°C and cook scotch eggs for 4-5 minutes or until sausage meat is cooked and crumbs are browned
Drain on a paper towel to remove excess oil
Serve hot with mustard or sauce

Tips & Hints:

Very fresh eggs can be difficult to peel. To ensure easily peeled eggs, buy and refrigerate them a week to 10 days in advance of cooking

Lightly dust eggs with flour
Divide sausage meat into eight equal portions and press around the eggs
Dust sausage wrapped eggs into flour, dip into beaten egg and roll into crumbs
Heat oil to 180°C and cook scotch eggs for 4-5 minutes or until sausage meat is cooked and crumbs are browned
Drain on a paper towel to remove excess oil
Serve hot with mustard or sauce