Air Fried Scotch Eggs | Keto Scotch Eggs Recipe

Love scotch eggs but hate all the extra fat that comes with frying them? My Air Fried Scotch Eggs give you all the great flavor of traditional scotch eggs without all of extra grease and fat since they’re made in your Air Fryer.

And did I mention my Air Fried Scotch Eggs recipe is low carb? These scotch eggs are full of rich, savory goodness that will leave you wanting more.

Air Fried Scotch Eggs

In the UK, Scotch eggs are usually eaten covered with a flour and egg wash and then coated with breadcrumbs. I wanted to make these Air Fried Scotch Eggs low carb, gluten-free and yet delicious, and I also wanted to reduce the number of ingredients needed.

So I used parmesan cheese to coat the sausage and got a lovely, crunchy crust with very little effort.

What are Scotch Eggs?

So what is a scotch egg, exactly? A scotch egg is an egg that has been hard-boiled, encased in sausage meat, rolled in some form of breading and then baked or fried.

I don’t like to fry stuff at home. I can’t deal with all that leftover oil, the smell of the hot oil, and of course, I”m a klutz so there’s the danger of hot oil around me.

Thanks to my handy dandy Air Fryer, these Air Fried Scotch Eggs give you all the deliciousness you expect from scotch eggs without all of the traditional efforts

These are great for picnics as well, since they travel so well.

VARIATIONS ON AIR FRIED SCOTCH EGGS |KETO SCOTCH EGGS

Some people like to keep the eggs runny. I don’t do so well with runny eggs, but if you prefer those, vastly underboil the eggs since they will cook more as they air fry.

Typically you’d eat these AIr Fried Scotch Eggs with mustard, but honeslty they’re so flavorful, I’m not sure they need much of anything.

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Scotch Eggs with Spicy Pepper Sauce

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine English

Dietary Consideration Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Low Carb, Low Sugar, Nut-Free, Soy-Free

Cooking Style Air Fryer

Recipe Type Air Fryer, Eggs, Keto Low Carb

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 1 pound bulk pork sausage
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 hard-cooked eggs peeled
• 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons coarse-ground mustard

Instructions

1. For the eggs: In a large bowl combine sausage, mustard, chives, parsley, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper. Gently mix until everything is well combined. Shape mixture into four equal-size patties.
   

2. Please each egg on a sausage patty and shape sausage around egg. Dip each in shredded Parmesan cheese to cover completely, pressing lightly to adhere. Make sure the cheese shreds are well-pressed into the meat, so that they do not fly around in the air fryer.
   

3. Arrange eggs in air fryer basket. Spray lightly with nonstick vegetable oil. Set fryer to 400°F for 15 minutes. Halfway through cook time, turn eggs and spray with vegetable oil.
   

4. Serve with coarse-ground mustard.