Easy to make scotch egg recipe is the perfect brunch! Soft boiled eggs are wrapped in sausage, dredged in Panko breadcrumbs, the fried until golden brown. Served over creamy, buttered herb corn grits.
Course Brunch
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 7 minutesminutes
Total Time 37 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Calories 421kcal
Author Lisa B.
Ingredients
For the Scotch Eggs:
6large eggs
2(12 ounces each) packages of breakfast sausage, any flavor
1cuppanko bread crumbs
Oil for frying
For the Buttered Herb Grits:
1cupchicken stock
2cupswater
1cupheavy cream
2teaspoonssalt
½teaspoonpepper
1cupyellow stone ground grits
2tablespoonschopped fresh parsley
1tablespoonfresh thyme
3tablespoonsunsalted butter
2– 3 green onionssliced
Instructions
For the Scotch Eggs:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Gently place eggs in the water and boil for 7 minutes. Immediately immerse with cold water. Once the eggs have cooled, gently peel the shells.
Roll the sausage out onto waxed paper until it is about ¼ inch thick. Place one peeled egg along the edge of the sausage “pancake.” Gently lift the waxed paper and roll up the sausage around the egg. Trip any excess of the ends and seal any seams. Carefully roll the egg between your palms to even it out. The egg should be completely encased in the sausage.
Roll the eggs in the breadcrumbs. At this point, set aside and start working on the grits.
For the grits:
Combine all the liquid ingredients, salt and pepper in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil.
Stir in the grits. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In the meantime, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Once the oil is hot, fry the Scotch Eggs, two at a time, on all sides until the outside is brown and crispy and the sausage is cooked through, about 5-7 minutes. Repeat with the remaining eggs. Drain on paper towels.
Remove the grits from the heat. Stir in herbs and butter. Heat though until butter is melted.
Ladle grits into a bowl. Top with a Scotch Egg. Sprinkle with sliced green onions.