Stornoway Scotch Eggs

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
My Scottish Island Kitchen: The Hebridean Baker

By Coinneach MacLeod

Published 2022

  • About

Adding the rich, well-seasoned flavours of Stornoway Black Pudding to your sausage meat makes these the tastiest Scotch eggs you’ll ever have. Many folk think these will be challenging to make, but with minimal preparation and making sure you are safely deep frying, you will be rewarded with a hearty snack. Perfect warm or cold.

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs (4 for soft boiling, 2 beaten)
  • 6 quality pork sausages (about 300

Method

To get the perfect soft-boiled egg, lower 4 eggs into a pan of boiling water for 7 minutes. Have a bowl of ice-cold water ready and drop them in immediately to halt the cooking process. You can peel them once they have cooled.

Remove the sausage meat from the skins and add along with the black pudding to a bowl. Season well with salt and black pepper, mix together and then split into fo