Scotch eggs - sort of

[janewilliams20]

I'm not quite sure what to call these, but they're even more Scotch than the normal recipe.

Last year (or was it the year before?), I got a request to provide something non-haggis as an alternative at Mel's Burns Night party. I did, among other things, Cockaleekie Sossidges.
This time, I've used the same sausagemeat mix, and done Scotch Eggs from it.


For quick reference:
4 chicken breasts, minced.
the green half of one leek, finely chopped.
mix these together

six small hard-boiled eggs

Coat each egg in plain flour, then wrap it in its share of the meat mix (flatten it out first, wrap, squish).
dip ball in beaten egg.
drop into bowl of breadcrumbs, coat in those.
put on baking tray
repeat for all six eggs
put in oven at 180 for about 35 min

Comments

[alaimacerc.livejournal.com]

Borrowing from the conventions of TexMex cooking, Rescotched Eggs?

[janewilliams20.livejournal.com]

I will now have to go and look up refried beans to find out why you think that's a useful comparison. I always assumed it just meant beans that had been fried more than once....

[janewilliams20.livejournal.com]

ah, fascinating! "The name is based on a mistranslation[1]. In Mexican Spanish, the prefix re- is a form of emphasis meaning "very" or "well", not to be confused with the English prefix re-, which indicates repetition. Thus, frijoles refritos, the Spanish name of this dish, would translate to English as "well-fried beans", not "twice-fried beans"."

So these would be "very Scotch eggs", if we assume the first two letters of the name are in Spanish. Yes, I like it.