Manu's Pork & Fennel Scotch Eggs with Grainy Mustard Mayo

Scotch Eggs

1. Place 6 of the eggs in a saucepan of boiling water and boil for 6 minutes. Drain, then fill the pan with cold water, tap the eggs against the side to crack the shells and leave to sit in the water to cool.
2. Meanwhile, squeeze the sausage meat out of their skin and shape each sausage into flattened ovals, about 10cm in diameter.
3. Place the flour in a shallow dish and season with salt and pepper. Beat the remaining 3 eggs in another dish and place the fine and panko breadcrumbs in separate shallow dishes.
4. Carefully peel the soft-boiled eggs. Roll each one lightly into flour then place them in the middle of a sausage meat oval, and press the mixture around them until they are engulfed and evenly covered.
5. Pour a 4cm depth of oil into a sauté pan or a saucepan and heat until it begins to shimmer.
6. Meanwhile, dust the meat-covered eggs in flour, shaking off any excess. Roll the scotch egg in the beaten eggs, allowing any excess to drip off. Coat in the fine breadcrumbs. Roll the eggs into the egg mixture again and finally coat them in the panko breadcrumbs, pressing them in so that they really stick.
7. Shallow-fry the eggs for 8–10 minutes, turning often, until they are golden and crisp on the outside and cooked through inside.
8. Remove the scotch eggs from the pan using metal tongs or a slotted spoon and drain the excess oil on a paper towel. Season with salt and pepper.

Grainy Mustard Mayo 

1. Place the egg yolk, hot Dijon mustard and a pinch each of salt & pepper in a bowl and whisk to combine well.
2. Whisking continuously, add the oil drop by drop at first, then in a slow and steady stream until the mixture is thick and emulsified, whisk in the lemon juice and grainy mustard. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasoning to taste.