At the current moment we are up in Sequoia
National Forest where my (Francesca’s) parents currently live. It is about
40-50 degrees, which for people who live in California can be quite crisp. This
Thanksgiving we are spending it up here for a change of scenery, weather, and
pace. To go along with this more laid back and chillier holiday we are making a
real traditional English dish called a Scotch Egg, which is essentially a
boiled egg wrapped in sausage! It is a perfect breakfast dish, or served here
as a lunch item, but is also great to have as a snack, even a snack on the go…basically
great whenever.
Ingredients: makes 46 eggs
5 bratwurst sausages
2 cups vegetable oil
1 cup panko bread crumbs
½ cup flour
Teaspoon yellow curry
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Pinch of salt
Frisee lettuce
2 Tablespoons olive oil
½ a lemon
To start out this endeavor soft boil 4 eggs, by placing 4 eggs in cold water on the stove and heat water to a boil. Once the water boils, boil for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and place in cold water bath.
Now that we have our eggs, we can set everything else up. We are going to set up three plates; one with flour, the next with two beaten eggs, and the third with the panko bread crumbs and cayenne mixed together. Next Remove sausage from casings and add a pinch of salt, then using your hands, mix everything together! To make things easy for myself I separated the sausage mix into 4 equal portions. Lastly remove eggs from shells.
Now that we have all of that, we are ready to assemble. Putting flour on your hands, take a sausage portion and pat out into a large oval, large enough that it will wrap around the egg but not so large that it will overwhelm it. Roll one of the eggs in flour, and wrap sausage around it. Next roll sausage in egg, and then in panko breadcrumbs. Set to the side and repeat for all four.
After you have made all four, turn oven on to 425, and pour oil into large sauté pan and heat on medium high heat. To check to see if oil is hot enough, you can drop a few drops of panko and if it sizzles it is ready. Place all four scotch eggs in the oil and cook for 6-7 minutes, rotating so that they cook evenly, cook until it is a deep golden brown. To finish off cooking place in oven and cook another 7 minutes.
To serve, place on frieze lettuce tossed with lemon and oil, and voila! Cut in half, enjoy!
