Speckled Spiced Scotch Eggs

Name: Speckled Spiced Scotch Eggs
Yield: Makes 6
Ingredients: 150 g/5 oz/1½ cups breadcrumbs; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp store-bought ginger paste; 1 large onion, finely diced; 3 tbsp plain/all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp paprika; 9 eggs (the nice golden-yolked ones are best for this); sunflower or vegetable oil, for frying; freshly ground black pepper; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz minced/ground pork; 2 tsp fine salt; 2 tbsp store-bought garlic paste; 3 tsp nigella seeds; 2 tbsp garam masala

Preparation info

Makes
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bold

By Nisha Katona

Published 2024

About

These Scotch eggs have a secret warming garam masala spicing in the pork coating as well as an attractive speckled appearance from the nigella seeds. Don’t just save them for picnics, they make a beautiful starter course served with some fresh herbs or salad, perhaps with a tomato salsa or chutney on the side.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, finely diced
2 tbsp s

Starter

Method

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the onion. Cook over a low–medium heat for 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are cooked and beginning to colour. Add the ginger and garlic pastes, the paprika,