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"In Scotland, these are a very common snack," says 15-year Norwalk resident and Scottish charmer Susan McConnell. "Funny, but I don't ever remember my Mum making them," she says. "They're so pervasive that you can buy them everywhere."
McConnell, who hails from Inverness, Scotland, is the general manager of Match restaurant in SoNo, so she doesn't get much opportunity to cook. When she does, she has a repertoire of favorites that run along the lines of her hometown food - beef olives, sausage rolls, and Scotch eggs. "I'm a very fussy eater, "she says, not a surprise given her Scottish heritage. A well-done meat-and-potatoes girl, she is known in her circle for her remarkably crispy roasted vegetables. "I love roasted brussel sprouts," she says, noting that almost any vegetable tastes better roasted.
Last Thanksgiving, McConnell made Scotch eggs for a friend's Thanksgiving dinner in East Norwalk and they were such a big hit that she has since made batches on demand, delivering them to friends at work and to her kitchen and wait staff at the restaurant.
These are quite a hearty snack. Serve them with a small salad and some mustard for dipping and you've got a serious lunch, or make them for breakfast and watch them disappear.
Scotch Eggs:
1 package of Jones sausage meat (the closest I can find to the right flavor, but if you can find some Sottish sausages, you can remove the meat from the casings or use any kind of sausage meat you like). 6 eggs, plus 1 beaten egg for breading.Flour. Breadcrumbs.Vegetable oil for frying.
Preheat oven to 350 and heat oil in a deep pot or frying pan with high sides also to 350. Boil the eggs for about 6-8 minutes then cool and peel them. Flatten two golf-ball-sized chunks of sausage meat and mold them around the egg, making sure that all sides are sealed.
Sprinkle some flour on one plate, some breadcrumbs on another (add more as you need it to bread all eggs). Roll the peeled eggs first in the flour, then in the beaten egg, then in the breadcrumbs. Fry the eggs on all sides in the preheated oil until they are golden brown. Then remove them to paper towels to drain. Put the eggs on a cookie sheet and bake them at 350 degrees for 10 mins to cook sausage through
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