Smoked Scotch Eggs

Smoked Scotch eggs have been on my bucket list for a while. I finally had a little room on my smoker so I jumped at the opportunity. As easy as they are to make, Scotch eggs are really amazing.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword eggs, sausage, smoked

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 2 45

Total Time 3

Servings eggs

Calories 451kcal

Author Mike

Equipment

Ingredients

14 eggs divided
2 pounds breakfast sausage bulk, not the links
2 teaspoons dried minced onion
kosher salt
ground black pepper
3 cups breadcrumbs
1 cup all-purpose flour
your favorite BBQ sauce warmed, for serving

Instructions

Fire up your smoker for cooking at 225 F.
Hard-boil 12 of the eggs and remove the shells.
Combine the sausage and minced onion. Season with salt and pepper. Divide the mixture into 12 equally-sized balls and flatten.
Place an egg in the middle of each flattened sausage patty and wrap the meat around the egg. The egg should be completely covered by the sausage.
Place the flour in a shallow bowl.
Beat the remaining 2 eggs in another shallow bowl.
Place breadcrumbs into another shallow bowl.
Roll sausage-covered eggs in the flour. Shake off excess.
Roll sausage-covered eggs in the egg. Shake off excess.
Roll sausage-covered eggs in the breadcrumbs. Shake off excess.
Smoke for 2 1/2 hours
Slice eggs lengthwise and serve with warmed BBQ sauce for dunking.

Notes

Best when served immediately.

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