Name: Scotch eggs
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8 portions
Cuisine: England
Ingredients: 10 eggs; 450 g sausage meat; 0.5 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp cornflour; 45 g French mustard; As needed: salt and pepper; As needed: plain flour; 50 ml whole milk; 125 g breadcrumbs; As needed: groundnut oil

Scotch eggs

A home adaptation of Heston Blumenthal’s published scotch eggs.

Prep40 min

Cook30 min

Yield8 portions

Editorial home-cooking adaptation · Not yet kitchen-tested. Timings are estimates; additional soaking, rising or chilling may apply. Read the complete method before starting.

Heston Blumenthal

This is Private Kitchen’s concise home adaptation, not the chef’s original text. Read the source for the complete published method and context.

Read the published recipe

Three-star restaurant connection: The Fat Duck, Bray · MICHELIN Guide . Restaurant recognition does not certify this recipe. No affiliation or endorsement.

Let’s make it.

Cover eight eggs with cold water by 3 cm. Bring to a boil, remove from heat for three minutes, then ice-bathe 10–15 minutes. Peel carefully.

Process sausage meat, paprika, cornflour, mustard and a splash of water. Divide into eight; wrap around eggs and chill 20 minutes.

Coat in flour, remaining eggs beaten with milk, then breadcrumbs. Chill 15 minutes.

Fry in batches at 190°C for two minutes; transfer to a rack and bake at 190°C for ten minutes. Verify sausage reaches 71°C; cook longer if needed.

A little kitchen note

Private Kitchen home adaptation of the linked published recipe; not kitchen-tested or endorsed by the chef. Safety adaptation: fully cook sausage; use pasteurized eggs if serving soft yolks. Includes 35 minutes chilling.

Allergen notes

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Use a food thermometer where relevant. For handling and storage, see our cooking basics and official food-safety links.

A little nourishment.

Illustrative nutrition estimate · Per listed portion (1/8 of the recipe)

Energy

176 kcal

Protein

11.6 g

Carbs

15.2 g

Fat

7.5 g

Fibre

2.1 g

Total sugar

2.1 g

Sodium

281 mg

Approximate generic ingredient estimates, not verified nutrition labels. Includes quantified optional ingredients; unquantified “as needed” salt, oils or garnishes may be excluded. Brands, substitutions, portions and cooking change values. Nutrition stays per portion when batch quantities are scaled. How we estimate nutrition

Excludes unmeasured: salt and pepper, plain flour, groundnut oil. Actual calories, fat and sodium may be higher.

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