How to Make Scotch Eggs

Scotch eggs are made by wrapping fresh minced meat around an egg and frying it until golden brown. This traditional version is quite labor-intensive, so we provide a simplified version here. For the complex version, please search online.

The simplified Scotch egg is made by wrapping a soft-boiled egg with cheese and bacon in a flaky pastry sheet, then frying it until golden brown. It takes approximately 20-30 minutes.

Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★★

Ingredients and Tools

• Eggs
• Flaky pastry sheets
• Cheese
• Bacon
• Air fryer or deep fryer

Quantities

For one serving

• Eggs: 50g (approximately 1 egg)
• Flaky pastry: 1-2 sheets (depending on egg size)
• Cheese slices: 1-2 slices
• Bacon slices: 1-2 slices

Instructions

• Place eggs in a pot of cold water. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes, then remove.
• Transfer the eggs to an ice bath to cool quickly, making peeling easier and keeping the shell intact.
• Wrap the peeled eggs with cheese slices.
• Wrap the cheese-covered eggs with bacon slices.
• Trim the edges of the flaky pastry sheets to form a rectangle large enough to wrap the eggs.
• Fry in oil at 60% heat (indicated by slight movement on the oil surface, faint blue smoke, and bubbles forming around a chopstick inserted into the oil) until golden brown.
• Alternatively, use an air fryer at 160°C (320°F) for 15 minutes.
• Slice and serve.

Additional Notes

• Cheese slices, bacon slices, and flaky pastry sheets can be purchased on Taobao.

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