Chorizo Scotch Egg
A spicy scotch egg treat for your lunchbox or picnic
Serves
5Prep
15 minsCook
30 mins
Ingredients:
- 1 pack unearthed® Spanish Hot Spicy Cooking Chorizo Sausages
- 600g pork sausage meat
- 7 medium free range eggs
- 1⁄2 tsp chilli powder
- 175g natural breadcrumbs
- 15g fresh parsley finely chopped (or dried)
- 1⁄2 tsp salt & pepper
- 50g plain flour
- Oil for cooking (olive or sunflower)
Method:
- Place the eggs in a saucepan of cold water bring to the boil and simmer for 5 mins, then rapidly cool under cold water
- Score the skin of the chorizo, remove the contents and finely chop
- Mix together the chopped unearthed cooking chorizo, sausage meat, chilli powder, parsley, salt & pepper
- Add one egg to the mixture and mix well
- Add 60g of the breadcrumbs stir to combine, then split the mixture into 5 equal parts
- With floured hands individually flatten each portion in the palm of your hand, then lay onto a floured surface
- Shell the boiled eggs
- Place one egg in the centre of each flattened meat mixture and gently wrap it up so it’s completely enclosed
- Flour, egg and breadcrumb each of the eggs
- Next heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan
- Carefully place in the frying pan, and cook on all sides until a light golden colour
- Place on a baking tray and cook in a hot oven 190°C/Gas Mark 5 for approximately 20 mins
- Serve hot with your favourite sauce (suggest HP Brown Sauce) or cold as part of a picnic
Recipe courtesy of Ian Render
