How To – assemble Scotch eggs

hello I’m Georgie from Jamie’s food team

hello I’m Georgie from Jamie’s food team and I’m gonna show you how to assemble

and I’m gonna show you how to assemble

and I’m gonna show you how to assemble mini Scotch eggs to start I’ve got some

mini Scotch eggs to start I’ve got some

mini Scotch eggs to start I’ve got some soft-boiled quails eggs this process can

soft-boiled quails eggs this process can

soft-boiled quails eggs this process can be done with quails eggs or hen eggs

be done with quails eggs or hen eggs

be done with quails eggs or hen eggs obviously you need some more meats I’ve

obviously you need some more meats I’ve

obviously you need some more meats I’ve flavored my meat with some paprika and

flavored my meat with some paprika and

flavored my meat with some paprika and not making it and I’ve got plain flour

not making it and I’ve got plain flour

not making it and I’ve got plain flour some whisk eggs and some bread crumbs to

some whisk eggs and some bread crumbs to

some whisk eggs and some bread crumbs to start you want to get some of the

start you want to get some of the

start you want to get some of the sausage meat just a little ball about

sausage meat just a little ball about

sausage meat just a little ball about marbles at large marble-sized make sure

marbles at large marble-sized make sure

marbles at large marble-sized make sure you got lovely clean hands and roll it

you got lovely clean hands and roll it

you got lovely clean hands and roll it out in the palm of your hand and what

out in the palm of your hand and what

out in the palm of your hand and what you want to do is create a coating for

you want to do is create a coating for

you want to do is create a coating for the eggs themselves so quite evenly as

the eggs themselves so quite evenly as

the eggs themselves so quite evenly as you can you don’t be too precise but

you can you don’t be too precise but

you can you don’t be too precise but flatten out the sausage meat into the

flatten out the sausage meat into the

flatten out the sausage meat into the palm of your hand like this you want it

palm of your hand like this you want it

palm of your hand like this you want it quite even about 6 and Smeaton’s and

quite even about 6 and Smeaton’s and

quite even about 6 and Smeaton’s and then get one of your eggs pop it in the

then get one of your eggs pop it in the

then get one of your eggs pop it in the middle and slowly bring up the sausage

middle and slowly bring up the sausage

middle and slowly bring up the sausage meat around the egg pushing it all

meat around the egg pushing it all

meat around the egg pushing it all around as you go and what you want to do

around as you go and what you want to do

around as you go and what you want to do you want to join all the ends so it

you want to join all the ends so it

you want to join all the ends so it coats it and make sure it’s completely

coats it and make sure it’s completely

coats it and make sure it’s completely covered like that repeat the process get

covered like that repeat the process get

covered like that repeat the process get yourself a plate and repeat that with

yourself a plate and repeat that with

yourself a plate and repeat that with all the eggs so when I kept all the eggs

all the eggs so when I kept all the eggs

all the eggs so when I kept all the eggs first with the sausage meat then when

first with the sausage meat then when

first with the sausage meat then when you start panning them or coating them

you start panning them or coating them

you start panning them or coating them in the flour egg and breadcrumb mixture

in the flour egg and breadcrumb mixture

in the flour egg and breadcrumb mixture your hands are gonna get really mucky

your hands are gonna get really mucky

your hands are gonna get really mucky and you want to you don’t have to keep

and you want to you don’t have to keep

and you want to you don’t have to keep going back and forth between the two

going back and forth between the two

going back and forth between the two processes so it’s easier to coat them

processes so it’s easier to coat them

processes so it’s easier to coat them all on the sausage mix leave them to one

all on the sausage mix leave them to one

all on the sausage mix leave them to one side and then start with the messy

side and then start with the messy

side and then start with the messy process give your hands another wash dip

process give your hands another wash dip

process give your hands another wash dip them in the flour the egg and the bread

them in the flour the egg and the bread

them in the flour the egg and the bread crumbs and then what you’ll be left with

crumbs and then what you’ll be left with

crumbs and then what you’ll be left with lots of little Scotch eggs which you can

lots of little Scotch eggs which you can

lots of little Scotch eggs which you can just pop in your fridge in refrigerate

just pop in your fridge in refrigerate

just pop in your fridge in refrigerate and so you need to deep-fry them

and so you need to deep-fry them

and so you need to deep-fry them so to be completely covered up and I saw

so to be completely covered up and I saw

so to be completely covered up and I saw such joy in all the way around so you

such joy in all the way around so you

such joy in all the way around so you wanna wash your hands cuz you’re

wanna wash your hands cuz you’re

wanna wash your hands cuz you’re completely covered in sausage meat

completely covered in sausage meat

completely covered in sausage meat before you start the next process make

before you start the next process make

before you start the next process make some space and you want to do this in a

some space and you want to do this in a

some space and you want to do this in a conveyor belt style so make sure you’ve

conveyor belt style so make sure you’ve

conveyor belt style so make sure you’ve got your flour your whisk egg your

got your flour your whisk egg your

got your flour your whisk egg your beaten egg and your bread crumbs on a

beaten egg and your bread crumbs on a

beaten egg and your bread crumbs on a line so using one hand if you can so it

line so using one hand if you can so it

line so using one hand if you can so it can leave the other hand free and clean

can leave the other hand free and clean

can leave the other hand free and clean to pick up the eggs as you go gently

to pick up the eggs as you go gently

to pick up the eggs as you go gently coat the sausage coated eggs in a in a

coat the sausage coated eggs in a in a

coat the sausage coated eggs in a in a thin layer flour you don’t to go crazy

thin layer flour you don’t to go crazy

thin layer flour you don’t to go crazy shaking off any excess and then again

shaking off any excess and then again

shaking off any excess and then again same again into the beaten egg hold it

same again into the beaten egg hold it

same again into the beaten egg hold it up get rid of any drips and then same

up get rid of any drips and then same

up get rid of any drips and then same again into the bread crumbs just fold it

again into the bread crumbs just fold it

again into the bread crumbs just fold it around so you’ve got lovely coating hold

around so you’ve got lovely coating hold

around so you’ve got lovely coating hold it up get rid of any excess bread crumbs

it up get rid of any excess bread crumbs

it up get rid of any excess bread crumbs there you have it put it onto your tray

there you have it put it onto your tray

there you have it put it onto your tray or into Tupperware container so same

or into Tupperware container so same

or into Tupperware container so same again in the flour roll it around gently

again in the flour roll it around gently

again in the flour roll it around gently into the egg get any of the excess egg

into the egg get any of the excess egg

into the egg get any of the excess egg drip off otherwise it’s just gonna get

drip off otherwise it’s just gonna get

drip off otherwise it’s just gonna get really soggy so you just want to really

really soggy so you just want to really

really soggy so you just want to really like how to go back there and finally

like how to go back there and finally

like how to go back there and finally into the bread crumbs

so now I definitely want to wash your

so now I definitely want to wash your hands again and there you have it mini

hands again and there you have it mini

hands again and there you have it mini Scotch eggs ready to deep-fry when your

Scotch eggs ready to deep-fry when your

Scotch eggs ready to deep-fry when your guests arrive or put them in a

guests arrive or put them in a

guests arrive or put them in a Tupperware container make sure they’re

Tupperware container make sure they’re

Tupperware container make sure they’re covered properly all you need to do then

covered properly all you need to do then

covered properly all you need to do then is heat some vegetable oil find them for

is heat some vegetable oil find them for

is heat some vegetable oil find them for a few minutes you don’t want to keep

a few minutes you don’t want to keep

a few minutes you don’t want to keep them in the fridge too long they or the

them in the fridge too long they or the

them in the fridge too long they or the egg will make the breadcrumb and the

egg will make the breadcrumb and the

egg will make the breadcrumb and the flour go soggy so you could do them in

flour go soggy so you could do them in

flour go soggy so you could do them in the morning

the morning

the morning so they’re ready to fry later on in the

so they’re ready to fry later on in the

so they’re ready to fry later on in the evening and there you have it how to

evening and there you have it how to

evening and there you have it how to prepare mini Scotch eggs