Photo: Joseph Gonzalez
Lighter Scotch eggs
11 ingredients
40 min + 25 min
Makes 4
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The picnic classic gets a healthy makeover - two thirds of the fat is knocked off by using lentils and lean pork and baking instead of frying
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
800
Calories
47g
Protein
22g
Fat
99g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Shallot | 1 tbsp minced (10g) | 7 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
| Chive | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
| Rapeseed Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Green Lentil | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 5 tsp rapeseed oil
- 1 shallot , finely chopped
- 5 medium eggs
- 85g green lentils (drained weight from a 400g can)
- 225g extra lean pork mince (less than 5% fat)
- 2 tsp finely chopped sage
- 3 tsp finely snipped chives
- ½ tsp dry mustard powder
- good pinch of grated nutmeg
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 25g panko crumbs (Japanese breadcrumbs)
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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