Gluten Free Scotch Eggs Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• In 1-quart saucepan, place 4 of the eggs. Cover with cold water 1 inch above eggs. Heat to boiling; turn off heat. Cover, and let stand 4 minutes. Drain; place pan in sink. Let eggs cool under cold running water 5 minutes. Under the water, and using a large spoon to ease the shell away from the white, crack and peel eggs. Pat dry, and refrigerate until ready to use.
• In food processor, place walnuts, Cover; process until fully ground but before turning into a paste. Transfer to small bowl, and set aside.
• In another small bowl, place almond flour; set aside.
• In large bowl, mix ground turkey, onion, celery, poultry seasoning, salt and herbs. Divide mixture into 4 parts.
• Gently dredge eggs 1 at a time in almond flour. Press 1 section of the turkey mixture to 1/4-inch patty on the palm of your hand. Place 1 egg in center of turkey, enclosing egg in turkey mixture. Press gently to smooth the turkey mixture over the egg. Repeat for remaining 3 eggs.
• Beat last egg in small bowl; add turkey-coated eggs, one at a time, to beaten egg, then finally dredge in the bowl of walnut pieces. Press to adhere.
• Place wire cooling rack in 15x10-inch pan with sides, and place coated eggs on top. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until turkey mixture is browned and cooked all the way through and eggs reach an internal temperature of 165°F on an instant-read thermometer.

Steps:

• Put 8 of the eggs in a pan of cold water. Bring to the boil, cook for 5 mins, then quickly lift out of the pan and plunge in a big bowl of cold water to cool. Once cool enough to handle, peel.
• While the eggs cool, put the oil, onions and garlic in a frying pan. Fry very gently until really soft and just starting to turn golden. Add the spices and fry for a few mins more. Tip into a food processor and whizz to a paste, then add the chickpeas and coriander leaves, and pulse until finely chopped but not pasty. Stir in the wholemeal breadcrumbs, flour and final egg, beaten first with a fork, with a good amount of seasoning.
• Divide the mixture into 8. Take a portion at a time and flatten between your hands (rub your hands with a little more oil if it's sticking to your fingers too much). Roll 1 of your peeled eggs in a little flour, shake to remove the excess, then wrap the falafel mixture around it, moulding it to completely cover the egg and squishing it together at the joins to seal. Repeat to cover all the eggs. Tip the panko or dried breadcrumbs onto a plate and mix in the sesame seeds. Roll each egg in it to coat. Can be made 1 day ahead, loosely covered with cling film and chilled.
• Get a large, deep saucepan and half-fill it with oil, or use a deep-fat fryer. Heat until a bit of bread browns in about 30 secs. Add a couple of eggs at a time and fry, turning, until really golden and crisp, about 2 mins. Lift onto kitchen paper to drain while you cook the rest of the eggs in batches. Season with a little more salt and eat warm or cold.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180c.
• In a bowl, mix the sausage meat with the herbs and season well and divide into four portions.
• Prepare 3 shallow bowls, one containing the seasoned rice flour, one for the beaten eggs, and the other breadcrumbs.
• Take a boiled egg; roll it in the flour,.
• Cover the egg in a sausage meat portion.
• Roll it in the beaten egg and then in the breadcrumbs.
• Repeat this process for all the boiled eggs, set aside for five minutes.
• Double dip the eggs in the beaten egg and breadcrumbs one more time for extra texture.
• In a heavy based pan, heat the oil and, place the eggs in the oil and fry gently, turning regularly, for 5-6 mins or until they are golden brown and crispy
• Transfer to a baking sheet and cook in a preheated oven for a further 10 minutes.
• Serve hot or cold.