Low Carb Scotch Eggs

What are Scotch Eggs?

OMG these scotch eggs are so good and super easy to make! Our low carb scotch eggs recipe are boiled eggs wrapped in sausage and then cooked. These delicious eggs can then be breaded, deep fried, baked or air fried. We’ve made them in so many different ways and they’re all delicious. They’re so easy to make for breakfast, brunch or low carb meal. Best of all, you can learn how to make scotch eggs keto or very low carb by using pork rinds for the crust.  Make them ahead of time and eat them for lunch or dinner.  They’re great anytime of day! Scotch egg origins are quite interesting and you can read about the culinary history of scotch eggs here.

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How to Make Scotch Eggs Recipe

Choose your preferred low carb breading: Crushed pork rinds, almond flour or coconut flour. Make sure to spray the almond or coconut flour coating with olive oil. The thicker the sausage layer, the less likely it is to split during cooking. But if you do this, then just boil less eggs and increase cooking times to make sure sausage cooks all the way through.

Wrap boiled Eggs in Sausage. The more sausage you have around the boiled egg, the less likely the sausage will split during baking. Higher fat content sausage will also cause the sausage to shrink and separate. 

Bake the scotch eggs until the sausage is cooked and the crust is crispy. 

Serve with hot sauce and/or mustard for the perfect low carb keto breakfast or brunch!

Here’s our mind blowing air fryer boiled eggs recipe and another great low carb cloud eggs recipe.

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Low Carb Scotch Eggs

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

 

Scotch eggs are the perfect breakfast and brunch dish. Use any type of sausage you prefer: Sweet Italian, Breakfast Sausage, Chicken Apple, etc. 

If you like more sausage around the egg, use 5 hard boiled eggs. If you prefer the thickness we have in the photos, use 6 eggs.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Keto, Low Carb

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 318 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 pound uncooked bulk sausage
• 5-6 hard boiled eggs , peeled
• 1-2 large raw eggs , beaten
• 3/4 cup low carb breading , or more if needed (crushed pork rinds, almond flour or coconut flour)
• oil spray , for coating
• for serving: Mustard and/or Hot Sauce  (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Divide the sausage into 5 or 6 equal parts, depending on how thick you want the sausage to wrap around the egg. (Make sure you hands are NOT oiled when flattening and wrapping the sausage around the eggs. If they are, the sausage will often not seal properly and will split when cooking - It is ok to use some water to keep the sausage from sticking to your hands as much).

2. Flatten each portion into a thin patty about 4” wide. Lay boiled egg in center and wrap sausage around the whole egg. Repeat for all eggs.
3. Dip sausage-wrapped egg in beaten raw egg, then in breading. If using almond or coconut flour, spray outside of coated egg evenly with oil. You don’t need to spray outside of the pork rinds.
4. Bake at 400°F for about 25-30 minutes, or until sausage is fully cooked. The thicker the sausage layer, the longer it takes to cook.
5. Cut in half and serve with mustard swipe on top of yolk. Add hot sauce, too, if you want. YUM!

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

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You can add additional flavor to your sausage by mixing it with some Worcestershire, fresh parsley and other spices. If not, simple bulk sausage still tastes great! 

For fewer calories, you can omit the coatings (beaten egg & breading).

Nutrition Facts

Low Carb Scotch Eggs

Amount Per Serving

Calories 318 Calories from Fat 234

% Daily Value*

Fat 26g40%

Saturated Fat 8g50%

Cholesterol 240mg80%

Sodium 589mg26%

Potassium 250mg7%

Carbohydrates 1g0%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 19g38%

Vitamin A 313IU6%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 32mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.