{"id":20843,"date":"2021-01-12T11:32:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T18:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=20843"},"modified":"2022-02-09T16:56:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T23:56:55","slug":"scotch-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/scotch-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotch Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sc-hBeyRu evUNvk\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"sc-iCoHVE sc-fujyUd sc-ljpbHA inZljn jALVaM dYelzo\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">6 large eggs<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-iCoHVE sc-fujyUd sc-ljpbHA inZljn jALVaM dYelzo\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">1 cup all-purpose flour<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-iCoHVE sc-fujyUd sc-ljpbHA inZljn jALVaM dYelzo\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">1 cup finely crushed corn flakes<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-iCoHVE sc-fujyUd sc-ljpbHA inZljn jALVaM dYelzo\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">7 ounces (\u00be cup) fresh breakfast sausage, casings removed (if necessary)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-iCoHVE sc-fujyUd sc-ljpbHA inZljn jALVaM dYelzo\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Vegetable oil (for frying)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-iCoHVE sc-fujyUd sc-jxFGMa inZljn jALVaM mYmiW\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-iCoHVE sc-fujyUd sc-jxFGMa inZljn jALVaM mYmiW\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mustard<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Place 4 eggs in a small saucepan; add cold water to cover. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bring to a boil; remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 3 minutes. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Carefully drain, then fill pan with ice water to cool eggs. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Gently crack shells and carefully peel under cold running water. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Place eggs in a bowl of cold water; cover and chill until cold.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Place flour in a wide shallow bowl and crushed corn flakes in another wide shallow bowl. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Divide sausage into 4 equal portions. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pat 1 portion of sausage into a thin patty over the length of your palm. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Lay 1 soft-boiled egg on top of sausage and wrap sausage around egg, sealing to completely enclose. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Repeat with remaining sausage and eggs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Whisk remaining 2 eggs in a medium bowl to blend. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Working gently with 1 sausage-wrapped egg at a time, dip eggs into flour, shaking off excess, then coat in egg wash. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Roll in corn flakes to coat.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated, uncovered.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Attach a deep-fry thermometer to side of a large heavy pot. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pour in oil to a depth of 2\u201d and heat over medium heat to 375\u00b0. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fry eggs, turning occasionally and maintaining oil temperature of 350\u00b0, until sausage is cooked through and breading is golden brown and crisp, 5\u20136 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer eggs to paper towels to drain. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Season lightly with salt and pepper. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Serve warm with mustard.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 large eggs 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup finely crushed corn flakes 7 ounces (\u00be cup) fresh breakfast sausage, casings removed (if necessary) Vegetable oil (for frying) Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper Mustard Place 4 eggs in a small saucepan; add cold water to cover. Bring to a boil; remove from heat, cover, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/scotch-eggs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Scotch Eggs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grandpas-private-collection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20843"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22110,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20843\/revisions\/22110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}