Keto Air Fryer Scotch Eggs
Scotch eggs are one of the best air fryer Keto recipes! This recipe is very close to the traditional style. All that’s really different is the breading, but some would argue a Keto pork rind breading would make a scotch egg taste even better. You may find using an air fryer to be also far easier than frying or baking the eggs. While a little bit of gentle handling is needed throughout this recipe, there’s nothing that can’t be broken down step-by-step. Slow and steady wins the race! If you cannot find ground breakfast sausage in your grocery store, plain ground pork is an acceptable substitute. At your discretion, you may wish to add more seasonings to taste to plain ground pork.
How to Make It
Step 1
Make soft-boiled eggs by placing the eggs in the base of a pot and fill with water until the eggs are just covered. Bring the pot to a boil. Then, remove from the heat and let the eggs sit covered in the water for 3 minutes. Transfer the eggs to an ice bath to cool down. Once cooled, peel the shells away from the eggs. If some of the egg breaks off with the shell, don’t worry. Any mistakes will be covered up in the next step.
Step 2
In a bowl, mix together the ground sausage with pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder. Break the sausage into 2oz portions. One at a time, flatten a portion of sausage, place an egg in the center, and wrap the meat around the egg. Repeat until all eggs are wrapped in sausage.
Step 3
Preheat an air fryer to 350 degrees. In a new bowl, arrange heavy cream. You may need to add extra cream to the bowl to help coat your scotch eggs. On a plate, arrange the almond flour and pork rinds into a breading mixture. One by one, roll a scotch egg in the breading, drench it in cream, let the excess cream drip off, then roll a second time in the breading. Set each breaded scotch egg on an air fryer tray lined with parchment paper.
Step 4
Bake the scotch eggs for 18 minutes. You can rotate the eggs halfway through if you feel the need, but this is not necessary. Allow the eggs to cool for 5 minutes before slicing into.
Ingredients
- Raw Egg
4 large
- Ground Pork
8 ounce
- Black Pepper
¼ teaspoon
- Paprika
¼ teaspoon
- Garlic Powder
⅛ teaspoon
- Onion Powder
⅛ teaspoon
- Heavy Cream
8 tablespoon
- Almond Flour
6 tablespoon
- Fried Pork Rinds
1 ounce