These delicious, Easy Vegetarian Scotch Eggs are filled with flavor! All you need are eggs, vegetarian sausages, parsley, thyme, flour, and breadcrumbs. Serve as an appetizer, snack, or during Easter.
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I don’t know about you, but I always get super excited whenever I see scotch eggs. The combination of the crispy outer layer, soft sausages and eggs is simply mouth-watering! I have always wondered how to make scotch eggs and as soon as I start wondering, I must create my own recipe.
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Why This Recipe Works
- These vegetarian scotch eggs are scrumptious! They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
- It is easy to adjust this recipe to your taste. For example, you can boil the eggs for 8 minutes for soft boiled soft eggs.
- Serve these eggs as an appetizer at dinner parties or as a fun snack.
- You can double or triple this easy vegetarian scotch eggs recipe to feed a larger crowd.
Easy Vegetarian Scotch Eggs Ingredients
- Vegetarian sausages: Select good quality sausages for this easy vegetarian scotch eggs recipe to achieve the best flavor.
- Eggs: Use large eggs for this easy vegetarian scotch eggs recipe. Free-range eggs usually have a better taste.
- Flour: This is used for the outside of the scotch egg.
- Breadcrumbs: This adds a crispy flavor to the outside of the scotch egg. Corn flakes or panko can be used instead of breadcrumbs for the outer layer.
- Parsley: Use fresh parsley for the best flavor. You can use dried parsley instead if you don't have fresh parsley.
- Thyme: Select fresh thyme for this recipe. If you don't have fresh thyme, swap it for dried thyme.
- Salt: This easy vegetarian scotch eggs recipe does not require much seasoning as good quality shop-bought sausages are usually filled with flavor.
- Black pepper: To taste.
- Vegetable oil: For cooking.
Tips and Substitutions
- Sausage: Make sure you cover the egg with a generous amount of the sausage mixture. If you don’t, the scotch egg will split while frying. Do not over-mix the sausage mixture. It will become tough and chewy.
- Outer layer: To get a golden crispy outer layer, it is important to use egg wash, flour and breadcrumbs.
- Herbs: Using fresh herbs adds a burst of flavor.
- Frying: Make sure you watch the scotch eggs while they are frying and rotate continuously for an even fry. Don’t leave the scotch eggs in the oil for too long. This can make the sausage tough and chewy.
Recipe FAQs
How to store easy vegetarian scotch eggs?
Vegetarian scotch eggs can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2-3 days.
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Easy Vegetarian Scotch Eggs
These delicious, Easy Vegetarian Scotch Eggs are filled with flavor! All you need are eggs, vegetarian sausages, parsley, thyme, flour, and breadcrumbs. Serve as an appetizer, snack, or during Easter.
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 513kcal
Equipment
- 1 Deep fryer/Frying pan
- 1 Saucepan
Ingredients
- 350 g/12.3 oz/ 1.5 cups of high-quality vegetarian sausages
- 4-6 eggs depending on the size
- 1 cups of flour
- 1 cups of breadcrumbs
- ½ handful of fresh parsley chopped
- Fresh thyme
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- A splash of vegetable oil
Instructions
- Place 4-6 eggs in a medium sized saucepan. Fill the saucepan with cold water (enough to cover the eggs). Bring the eggs to a boil then lower the heat and cook for 12 minutes. Leave the eggs to cool for 5 minutes, peel the shell, slice the eggs and set aside.
- Add flour to a bowl, breadcrumbs to another bowl and crack open two eggs into a third bowl. Whisk the eggs and set aside.
- Remove skin from sausages if necessary and add them to a medium sized bowl. Add a ½ a handful of chopped parsley, a few pinches of fresh thyme, salt to taste, pepper to taste and mix.
- Grab a handful of the sausage mix and use it to cover one egg (make sure the egg is fully covered). Then, dip the sausage covered egg into the flour, coat it in the egg wash and roll it in the breadcrumbs. Repeat this step for the remaining eggs.
- Heat a large amount of oil in a saucepan or in a deep fryer. Fry scotch eggs until the sausage is cooked and turn occasionally. The breading should be golden brown.
- Once the scotch eggs are ready place them on a paper towel to soak up excess oil and serve as desired!
Notes
- Cover the eggs with a generous amount of the sausage mixture. If you don’t the scotch egg will split while frying.
- Be careful not to over mix the sausage as it will become tough and chewy.
- Make sure you watch the scotch eggs while they are frying and rotate continuously for an even fry.
Nutrition
Serving: 201g | Calories: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 44.99g | Protein: 28.74g | Fat: 25.74g | Saturated Fat: 7.304g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9.697g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6.55g | Trans Fat: 0.021g | Cholesterol: 205mg | Sodium: 979mg | Potassium: 385mg | Fiber: 4.3g | Sugar: 1.36g | Vitamin A: 929IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 6.91mg
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