Paleo Scotch Eggs
If you aren’t from the UK or never been to England you may be scratching your head at today’s blog post.
Who may be wondering what exactly a Scotch Egg is!
I must admit before I tried one, I thought to myself, “Yuck, that sounds gross!” My hubby LOVES them and I was introduced to this lovely food when I studied abroad and we consumed many Scotch Eggs over the years (at parties, picnics and lunches). For those who don’t know, a Scotch Egg is a hard boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and coated in breadcrumbs baked or fried. One can eat them cold or warm – delicious either way. Fortnum & Mason, the London department store, claims to have created them in 1738 but they may even be older than that. In Victorian times they were quite popular on picnics. Can you picture Jane Austen eating them?
Anyway, we’ve decided to go back on the Whole30 (Well, kind of), we may have a glass of wine here or there but really trying to get fit as beach season is swiftly approaching. I thought It would be fun to make Paleo Scotch Eggs which would be fine for the Whole30 too. These make the perfect lunch as they are so filling and have so much protein, especially with the meat, egg and added almonds.
Want to learn how to make them?
Here’s the recipe!
- 2 lbs Ground Pork
- Pinch of Salt
- Pinch of Cinnamon
- Pinch of Nutmeg
- 2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
- 2 Tablespoons Bouquet Garni
- 8 Large Eggs, hard boiled and peeled
- 3 Cups Almond Flakes (Optional)
- 2 Large Eggs, raw (Optional)
- Hard boil 8 eggs and remove shells once cooled.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Mix 2 lbs of ground pork with all the spices and garlic, mix with your hands until well combined.
- Divide the pork mixture into eight equal parts. Wrap the meat around each hard boiled egg.
- Grind up almond slivers to make coating and place in a shallow bowl.
- Beat two eggs in shallow bowl and dip the the uncoated Scotch Egg into the egg and roll into the almonds to coat.
- Place on lined baking sheet, bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Turn the oven up to 400 and cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes to crisp up the almond coating.
- Serve warm or cold with salad!
I love having mine with a fresh green salad. I like to use romain, arugula, diced cucumber and sun dried tomatoes. I also like to make my own dressing. I mix olive oil, lemon juice, a touch of balsamic and fresh chopped parsley. It is so delicious. I’m loving the cold pressed unfiltered olive oil from Trader Joe’s that is from Tunisia. It is so rich and thick. I love it.
Will you try our Scotch Eggs? I think you might just love them!
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This recipe is intriguing as I am on day 22 of my 3rd Whole 30 (though this will be only a partial ending at day 26 when we head to NYC food heaven for the weekend!) Honestly, the Scotch Eggs do not inspire deliciousness in my mind, but I’m at a point where I’m looking for some new inspiration, so your post may have arrived at the perfect time.
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Danielle, I started making Scotch Eggs years ago after having some at a party; unfortunately, the gal who made them was very vague and just told me a few things. Basically, I’ve been making it my way all these years. I just take packaged seasoned sausage and form it around each egg, then bake it in the oven for awhile until the sausage is fully cooked. I take them to parties and cut them into 4 pieces for serving as an appetizer.
Danielle, I started making Scotch Eggs years ago after having some at a party; unfortunately, the gal who made them was very vague and just told me a few things. Basically, I’ve been making it my way all these years. I just take packaged seasoned sausage and form it around each egg, then bake it in the oven for awhile until the sausage is fully cooked. I take them to parties and cut them into 4 pieces for serving as an appetizer. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
I think this looks and sounds amazing…can’t wait to try! Thinking mine won’t look nearly so pretty – happy Monday!
These sound scrumptious!!!