Recipe: Behind the Kilt – Disney Pixar BRAVE Scotch Eggs
Disney BRAVE - Merida's Mother and Brothers
Scotch Eggs by chotda via Flicker
Disney •Pixar is celebrating the upcoming release of the animated movie BRAVE on June 22, 2012 with this great BRAVE-inspired recipe from the highlands of Scotland.
According to Instructable.com, Scotch Eggs were a Middle Ages delicacy that came about out of the necessity of the Scottish farmers and shepherds who required their meals to-go. Long before McDonald’s took over the drive-through market, families were making food and brown bagging it, and this was one of the more popular dishes for the field. It was easily pocketed to eat with a loaf of bread and a drink; now it’s a very popular pub meal with a pint of stout beer!
It’s a meal Merida’s mother likely served her family though as royalty, she’d have never prepared them herself.
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Recipe: BRAVE Scotch Eggs
By: Recipe cooked up by John Ricks – Pixar Animation Studios, Luxo Cafe
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, hard boiled (chilled and peeled)
- 8 oz turkey or pork bulk sausage
- 1 egg (raw)
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup Japanese-style Panko bread crumbs
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 Tbl fresh herbs (optional) – chose from chives, thyme, chervil, or fresh parsley, minced finely
Instructions
- On a large plate mix flour, salt, and pepper. Set a side.
- On a separate plate mix bread crumbs and herbs. Set aside.
- In small bowl mix egg (raw) and milk. Whip with a fork until combined. Set aside
- Divide the sausage into 4 equally sized balls and flatten each into a thin disc shape with the palm of your hand.
- Wrap the flattened sausage around the hard boiled egg and crimp until closed and the egg is completely encased.
- Roll the egg/sausage ball into the seasoned flour, then egg wash, and then the Panko bread crumbs pressing slightly to get them to adhere.
- Preheat oil in large frying pan to medium-high heat and cook turning often to brown all sides for approximately 5 minutes, until golden brown.
- Place the hot sausage/egg balls on a paper towel to absorb extra grease.
- Serve your Scotch eggs warm or at room temp with your favorite mustard.
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time: 5 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 4
