express– Every year, the Queen welcomes over 30,000 guests to spend a relaxed summer afternoon in the beautiful gardens of Buckingham Palace. Garden Parties are an important way for The Queen to speak to a broad range of people from all walks of life, all of whom have made a positive impact in their community.
However in 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, no garden parties were held due to lockdown restrictions.
Former royal chef Darren McGrady has released the recipe for the Queen’s favourite Scotch Eggs which she would enjoy during the Buckingham Palace garden parties.
Scotch eggs consist of a hardboiled egg rolled in a seasoned pork sausage meat, and then coated in panko crumbs and deep-fried until they are crispy.
They are the ultimate picnic snack, and now royal fans can emulate the Queen’s favourite recipe to enjoy at Buckingham Palace.
Darren McGrady likes to make them with Thai green curry paste, some coriander, and crushed peanuts, to serve with some sweet chilli sauce.
To ensure the eggs are hardboiled, Darren suggests plunging them into ice cold water before drying them with a paper towel.
Then, in a mixing bowl add some Italian sausage meat and the Thai green Curry paste with some salt and pepper.
Darren then uses a mixing machine to beat the mixture together, however, insists you can mix it by hand if you prefer that method.
Any meat can be used from lamb to ground turkey, however, the Queen’s preference was always ground pork according to Darren.
Next, you will need to take some peanuts, place them in a zip lock bag and lightly crush them with a rolling pin to give the meat a crunchy texture.
Finally, you will need to chop some fresh cilantro and add it to the sausage meat, then mix it again.
To assemble the Scotch Eggs, Darren says to take a handful of the meat and flatten it into the palms of your hand and using little flour to stop it sticking, place an egg in the centre of the sausage meat until it covers the egg.
Form the nice round shape by rolling it into your hands and then repeat the steps with the remaining eggs.
Then Darren says to place the Scotch Eggs first into flour, then into the beaten eggs and finally into the panko.
This is for inserting the Scotch Eggs into a fryer or a large pan of vegetable oil on the stove to brown the eggs all over.
They won’t be cooked all the way through, but the Scotch Eggs will finish cooking in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Darren advises to place the eggs onto a wire rack on a baking sheet and then into the oven for about six to eight minutes.
Allow them to cool slightly before cutting them, and the egg yolk should be nice and firm and not running.
To serve, Darren suggests adding a little sweet chilli as a compliment which will be perfect as a picnic snack on the lawns of Buckingham Palace.
