Scotch Eggs
Phase: Maintenance Phase Course: Breakfast, Side Dish
These eggs are good for Phase 3 of the HCG Diet.
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 4-6 hard-boiled eggs, cooled and peeled
- ¼ cup flour*
- 1 raw egg, beaten
- 1½ cups panko bread crumbs*
- 4 tbsp oil
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Divide the breakfast sausage into 4 or 6 portions, depending on how many eggs you have and how thick you want the sausage layer to be.
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Flatten the portions into patties and carefully wrap each egg fully.
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Roll the resulting balls in flour, then in egg wash, then in panko crumbs.
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Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
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Once hot, turn down to medium-low and place sausage-covered eggs in oil.
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Brown all sides and transfer to wire rack on a cookie tray.
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Place tray in the oven for 20-40 minutes, depending on the thickness of the sausage layer. If you divided the pound of sausage onto 6 eggs, 20 minutes should be plenty.
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Serve warm or let cool completely before storing in the fridge.
*Yes, these items are risky to use in the first 3 weeks of maintenance, however, on one Scotch Egg there is maybe a teaspoon of flour and a tablespoon of panko, this is probably equivalent to 1 Grissini breadstick, so I don’t think it should be a problem unless you eat all 6 eggs in one day. They’re really good, but that would just be crazy.
