These healthy Smoked Scotch Eggs are the perfect on-the-go breakfast or snack and make a great party appetizer as well! This recipe is packed with protein, boasts a delicious smokey bbq flavor, and is quick and easy to make!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Quick and easy - This recipe is incredibly quick and easy to throw together and only requires a couple main ingredients!
- Scotch eggs are so versatile - they make a great protein packed breakfast or snack and are also great for serving as a party appetizer! Serve them alongside these traeger chicken wings or these smoked deviled eggs at your next get-together!
- Delicious! - While traditional scotch eggs are fried, smoking these eggs on a pellet grill and finishing them off with a delicious bbq sauce really takes this scotch egg recipe to the next level!
- Makes a great paleo and keto dish - These scotch eggs make a great healthy dish that is both paleo and keto compliant. You can make Whole30 scotch eggs simply by omitting the coconut sugar!
What are Scotch Eggs?
Traditional scotch eggs are hard boiled eggs wrapped in pork sausage, breaded, and then fried.
This healthier, paleo version uses a whole30 compliant pork sausage, is breaded in an almond flour + tapioca flour mixture and then smoked to perfection and finished off with a naturally sweetened BBQ sauce!
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Ingredient Notes
- Pork Sausage - check your ingredients! Pederson’s is a great Whole30 compliant brand. Use the code “EMILEE” HERE to get $10 off your order.
- Hard Boiled Eggs - you know I’m all about quick and easy meals! I have used both packaged hard boiled eggs as well as homemade, both delicious!
- Egg - In addition to the hard boiled eggs, you will need one raw, whisked egg to bind the breading to the pork.
- Almond Meal or Almond Flour - almond meal is more coarse and contains the skin of the almond whereas almond flour is a fine flour and uses blanched almonds with the skins removed. Either one works fine for this recipe!
- Tapioca Flour - You might also see this labeled as tapioca starch. Arrowroot flour will work as well!
- Coconut Sugar - If you’re looking for a Whole30 scotch egg recipe, simply omit this ingredient.
- BBQ Sauce - Make sure to check the ingredients if you’re looking for a strictly paleo bbq sauce. I like to use sauces that are naturally sweetened with dates. You can also make your own!
How To Make This Recipe
- Preheat your electric smoker to 225 degrees F
- In a small bowl combine the almond meal, tapioca flour, spices and sugar.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk one egg.
- Divide the pork sausage into 6 equal patties and flatten to about ¼” thick between your hands.
- Wrap one hard boiled egg in each one of the six flatted patties and shape into a ball.
- Gently roll the pork covered egg in the whisked egg and allow the excess to drip off. There should just be enough egg for the coating to stick no more.
- Roll the egg in the flour mixture just until lightly coated.
- Place the scotch eggs directly on the grill grates of the preheated pellet grill, close the lid, and allow the scotch eggs to smoke for about an hour or until the sausage is cooked thoroughly to a temp of 160F.
- In the last 5-10 minutes of smoking, brush the scotch eggs evenly with the bbq sauce.
- Remove the eggs from the grill and enjoy!
What’s the best way to serve these scotch eggs?
Scotch eggs can be served warm or chilled. You can serve them as an on-the-go breakfast or as an appetizer at your next party.
For a meal try serving these eggs on a bed of lettuce with these Whole30 Mashed Potatoes or Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes.
You can also serve them quartered alongside any of these other party appetizers:
You can also whip up a delicious mustard sauce with equal parts dijon and yellow mustard and just enough red wine vinegar to thin it out to your liking.
Scotch Egg FAQ's
While you can technically freeze scotch eggs, it’s not recommended as the texture can change substantially and you may be sacrificing some of the flavor.
If you find yourself absolutely needing to freeze scotch eggs, wrap each egg individually and place in an airtight container in the freezer for up to three months.
In general scotch eggs are best served the day they are made or can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
We typically like to enjoy leftover scotch eggs cold, however, you can certainly reheat these in the microwave, air fryer, or oven just until warm!
Absolutely! You can bake these eggs in the oven at 400 degrees F for approximately 30 minutes or until the sausage is fully cooked. Brush the eggs with the BBQ sauce in the last 5-10 minutes of baking.
I recommend pellets that are more mild and sweet for this recipe. Apple, cherry, and pecan wood pellets are all great options!
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📖 Recipe
Smoked Scotch Eggs
Equipment
- Traeger or Pellet Grill
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork breakfast sausage ground, see notes
- 6 hard boiled eggs see notes
- 1 egg whisked
- ½ cup almond flour or almond meal
- 1 tbsp tapioca flour
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup bbq sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your electric smoker to 225 degrees F.
- In a small bowl combine the almond meal, tapioca flour, spices and sugar. In a separate small bowl, whisk one egg.
- Divide the pork sausage into 6 equal patties and flatten to about ¼” thick between your hands.
- Wrap one hard boiled egg in each one of the six flatted patties and shape into a ball.
- Gently roll the pork covered egg in the whisked egg and allow the excess to drip off. There should just be enough egg for the coating to stick - no more.
- Roll the egg in the flour mixture until lightly coated and then place the scotch eggs on a lined baking sheet.
- Place the scotch eggs directly on the grill grates of the preheated pellet grill, close the lid, and allow the scotch eggs to smoke for about an hour or until the sausage is cooked thoroughly to a temp of 160F.
- In the last 5-10 minutes of smoking, brush the scotch eggs evenly with the bbq sauce. Remove the eggs from the grill and enjoy!
Notes
- Pork Sausage - be sure to check the ingredients for paleo and Whole30 compatible pork sausage.
- Hard Boiled Eggs - I have used both packaged hard boiled eggs as well as homemade and both work great!
- Almond Flour - almond meal (more coarse and contains the skin of the almond) will work for this recipe as well.
- Tapioca Flour - may also be labeled as tapioca starch.
- Coconut Sugar - omit for Whole30.
- BBQ Sauce - if you're looking for a paleo bbq sauce be sure to check the ingredients.
- You can bake these scotch eggs in the oven at 400 degrees F for approximately 30 minutes or until the sausage is fully cooked.
- I recommend pellets that are more mild and sweet for this recipe like apple, cherry, and pecan wood pellets.
- While you can freeze scotch eggs, it’s not recommended as the texture can change substantially.
- If you find yourself absolutely needing to freeze scotch eggs, wrap each egg individually and place in an airtight container in the freezer for up to three months.
- Scotch eggs are best served the day they are made but can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
- You can enjoy leftover scotch eggs cold or reheat them in the microwave, air fryer, or oven just until warm.
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