I’d been coveting the Scotch eggs in the fridge. Obviously, I wasn’t going to eat them, because they contain meat but, I’d coveted them, nonetheless. But the good thing about being a vegetarian who likes to cook is that I don’t need to covet meaty things in the fridge – I can just make my own vegetarian or vegan version. Yay.
I first thought I’d have to make them by defrosting some Linda McCartney sausages (other vegetarian sausages are available, but I like the Linda McCartney ones), mashing them up, then squidging them around an egg. I wasn’t sure how this would turn out; after all, the sausages are already made into sausage shapes and are meant to be cooked from frozen. Would they like being defrosted, mashed and squidged?
My mind drifted into the direction of Sosmix. I haven’t had Sosmix since the 90s – as you’ll know if you read my article about being a vegetarian back then – but I knew Holland & Barrett still sold it, or something similar, but I didn’t want to go into town to get some. Then I remembered hearing about a meat-free sausage mix from Asda and, after asking on the Little Vegan Kitchen After Dinner Chat Facebook page whereabouts in Asda I could find it (near the tinned tomatoes, in case you’re wondering), cycled to my local Asda to buy some.
Be warned – although I loved these vegetarian Scotch eggs, the Asda meat-free sausage mix has a very strong taste of sage, which lingers for a long time afterwards. It’s also a bit soft but it firmed up after a couple of days in the fridge.
I deep-fried these but a friend on Facebook said she also makes vegetarian Scotch eggs, but bakes hers in the oven.
My next attempt at vegetarian Scotch eggs will be vegan ones, made with tofu.
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 packet meat-free sausage mix
- Golden breadcrumbs
- Oil for deep-frying
- Heat the oil
- Make up the meat-free sausage mix according to the instructions on the packet
- Mould the made-up sausage mix around the eggs and coat in breadcrumbs
- Test the oil is hot enough by dropping a bit of made up sausage mix into the oil. If it sizzles, it's hot enough
- Deep fry the vegetarian Scotch eggs for about 10 minutes
5 comments
i adore Scotch eggs and these look amazingly good.
Thanks! I was quite pleased with how they came out. Cured my craving for a Scotch egg, that’s for sure.
How can you make vegan scotch eggs? Do you have fake eggs?
I was thinking of using tofu. Maybe mashing it with some mayo, add a bit of black salt for eggy taste, then forming into a ball?
I make great Veggie scotch eggs with Falafel and mixed veg, Vegetarian Haggis and Potato/Cheese and Onion