Scotch Egg

Scotch Egg

Overview

I saw this delicacy in a food magazine and always wanted to make it. I searched for some recipes on the Internet, compared it, and adjusted it according to my own taste. A copycat version of Scotch egg is now available!

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Main raw materials: beef filling, quail eggs, onions, bread crumbs, starch, eggs

    Scotch Egg step 1
  2. Dice the onion.

    Scotch Egg step 2
  3. Add the chopped onions to the beef filling and add salt.

    Scotch Egg step 3
  4. Add cracked black pepper,

    Scotch Egg step 4
  5. Add light soy sauce.

    Scotch Egg step 5
  6. Add half the egg white (the remaining egg, beat into egg liquid

    Scotch Egg step 6
  7. Add the egg white to the meat filling and beat evenly. Beat it dozens of times with your hands to increase the stickiness of the beef filling.

    Scotch Egg step 7
  8. Beaten meat filling.

    Scotch Egg step 8
  9. The cooked quail eggs are covered in starch, which makes them easier to combine with the meat filling.

    Scotch Egg step 9
  10. Take a piece of meat filling, flatten it in the palm of your hand, and put in a quail egg covered in starch.

    Scotch Egg step 10
  11. Wrap the quail eggs into a ball, pour the meat into each other a few times with both hands, and try to remove as much air as possible from the meat filling.

    Scotch Egg step 11
  12. The meatballs wrapped with quail eggs are now covered in starch.

    Scotch Egg step 12
  13. Spread with a layer of egg wash.

    Scotch Egg step 13
  14. Coat with bread crumbs. (If you like a crispy crust, you can repeat the process 12-14)

    Scotch Egg step 14
  15. Do everything in sequence.

    Scotch Egg step 15
  16. Put the breaded meatballs into 50% to 60% hot oil, fry slowly over medium-low heat until golden brown, remove and control the oil.

    Scotch Egg step 16
  17. The drained meatballs are delicious served with a vegetable salad.

    Scotch Egg step 17