The Perfect Egg Recipe (Scotch Eggs 3 Ways)

Transform your breakfast with the ultimate fancy egg upgrade! Eggs are one of the most multi-faceted and underrated ingredients in the entire world. These 2 different scotch egg recipes put a little more respect on that name.

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[teucm]

Here in Brazil one would call this dish a “Bolovo”, which basically means Cake (Bolo) + Egg (Ovo), as in “Cakegg”. I gotta say that this was the tastiest one I’ve seen in my whole life!

[auntmaybell]

I've been making Scotch Eggs for nearly 40 years pretty close to this. I just started using Panko about 10 years ago. It's a family favorite especially during the holidays. My family expects them when they come to town. I first started making these when my husband and I were House Parents for an At-Risk Youth program. Those kids were so tired of the same old breakfast of: scrambled eggs, sausage, and toast. I had attended a regional gathering at Christmas time called Dickin's On the Strand in Galveston, TX. That is where I had my first Scotch Egg. I go the recipe from the people who were selling it on the food street. The next weekend I got up extra, EXTRA early and made these eggs. My 15 boys got up and were a little confused. I told them, "Well, we are supposed to serve eggs, sausage, and toast and y'all are sick and tired of it so let me present your "eggs, sausage, and toast" a different way. I had to keep my hands and feet away from their mouths! Luckily, I made 2 eggs per kid PLUS some extra eggs for them "just in case". After that day, I made them every Saturday morning. I even showed the boys how to make them. They never taught Home Ec in school anymore so I taught my boys how to cook. Most of the boys loved learning how to cook and this recipe (with breadcrumbs instead of Panko back then). I still hear from some of my boys, who are now grown men with families of their own and they always bring up Scotch Eggs! Mama proud!

[CHEFPKR]

Josh, I know you're down for this: Use Chorizo as the sausage wrapping.

[msminx_]

My British great grandfather used to make these for me every time I visited, he taught my older sister how to make them before he passed, it’s nice to see them get some appreciation

[angelayumartin]

As a Japanese person living in Scotland, this was perfect.

[teaganmacfarlane]

Who else wants Josh to bring back Fermentation Friday?

[Ryytikki]

The reason why the egg is hard boiled is because this is generally eaten as a snack food, not something you would need a plate for. They're usually chilled and stored in the fridge in the same way as a pork pie

[davidphillips]

Hey papa, for the next “But Better” episode you should make pizza rolls, you know the kind that when you bite into as a kid a molten meaty pizza sauce bursts out and scolds the roof of your mouth?

[scoopsahoyjames]

As a British citizen I love scotch egg so nice to see it on the channel

[obesus]

My grandmother always used to make these. I'm glad to see you honouring them.

[swayams]

Josh makes tough recipes looks easy as hell now that's talent

[tatersalad]

Joshua: **uses kosher salt in a recipe**
Babish: "I would, without question, take a bullet for this man."

[bobbler]

“Also sprach Zarathustra” isn’t a song, and can’t possibly still be in copyright. It dates from 1896, and Strauss hopped it in 1949.

[andrewmazeika]

This recipe has touched my soul - my first time ever making scotch eggs and they've come out with perfect runny yolks, beautiful crisp outside, delicious explosion of flavours from the seasoning! Unreal experience

[desmondriddler]

It's over 50 years since I last made a Scotch Egg, I am empressed with yours. In the UK, we have them with thick chips (not French frys) and baked beans, you might want to have a side order of Haggis and black pudding, with a glass of wisky, 👍👍

[Downsouthie]

FYI: Also Sprach Zarathustra is in the Public Domain in the US.

[Zetany]

As much as I appreciate Josh going above and beyond to show us meal options with the Scotch Egg, as a true Brit, I will be taking mine to the park alongside my picnic and my beer 😌

[Gurbo]

In the Netherlands, we have a very similar snack called simply "eggball", or "eierbal" in Dutch. It's mostly the same, but instead of minced meat, we use ragout.

[macsommerville]

Dang I just realized I need to go pick up more of that "Worst-Chair" sauce...

[yexiao]

There’s a similar Chinese dish “braised lion head”. I loved it as a kid! The name comes from the look of that fried then braised ball shape haha 🦁