Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 300 g - minced meat
• 1 onion
• oil for deep drying
• A little flour
• 50 g - grated cheese
• 10 g - butter
• small sprig of coriander leaves
• some bread crumbs
• 1 tsp - salt

How to Make Scotch Egg Surprise

• Boil 4 eggs for 10 mins and shell them.
• Mince the onion and the coriander very finely. Divide the mincemeat into 4 portions and knead well with the minced onions, salt and half of the coriander. Keep aside.
• Cut the hard boiled eggs lengthwise into two. Remove the yolks carefully.
• Put yolks in small bowl and add cheese, butter and rest of the coriander and salt and mash well with a fork.
• Divide the yolk mixture into 8 portions and fill each into the hollow of the eggs; press the two halves of the eggs together, making 4 whole eggs.
• Roll the 4 mincemeat portions into balls. Flatten them on a lightly floured board and wrap them around the eggs.
• Seal the joints firmly. Beat up the remaining egg with a fork. Heat oil for frying.
• Dip each meat-covered egg in the beaten egg. Roll in breadcrumbs and fry till brown on all sides.
• Drain well and cut into half, breadth wise. Serve hot.