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Just about every kitchen in the land has at least a few eggs in it.  Eggs are simply so versatile, healthy and very quick to prepare.  No matter how pressed for time or tired you are, cooking up some eggs require very little skill or effort.  Here are a few recipes that make use of eggs that you might want to have a look at.

Scotch Eggs Recipe

1/2 lb sausages or sausage meat
4 hard boiled eggs
2 teaspoons of seasoned flour
A little piquant sauce
A little beaten egg
Breadcrumbs
Fat for frying

If you are using sausages for this recipe then you need to remove the skins to begin with.  Then remove the shells from the eggs and dust them with the seasoned flour.  Put a few drops of piquant sauce into the meat mixture and divide it up into four equal parts.  Cover each of the eggs in the meat and make sure that it's in a nice rounded shape.  Brush each one with the beaten eggs and then toss them in the breadcrumbs before frying in deep fat that is already hot.

You know when the eggs have been properly cooked when the gold a lovely golden-brown colour.  Remove them from the fat and then drain them well.  When they are cold you can then cut them in half and enjoy with a salad if desired.

Macaroni and Egg Casserole Recipe

4 1/2 oz macaroni
3 pints boiling water
Salt
2 oz salad oil
1 1/2 oz flour
1 pint milk
2 oz minced onion
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon piquant table sauce
3 oz grated cheese
8 oz cooked runner or French beans
3-4 hard boiled eggs

Boil the macaroni in the water with a little salt then drain it off and rinse with boiling water.  Then blend the oil with the flour and stir in the milk and cook it up until it's thick.  Add in the onion, mustard, pepper, sauce and 3 teaspoons of salt.  Then take it off the heat and stir in 2 oz of cheese.  Layer the macaroni, beans and sliced egg in a casserole dish.  Keep some of the egg so that you can use it as a garnish.

Then pour the sauce over and sprinkle the rest of the cheese over it.  Place the casserole dish in the oven which has been set to 350 F for half an hour.  When this is done you should let the cheese brown under a hot grill.  Use circles of hard boiled eggs for the garnish.

Curried Scramble Recipe

1 small onion (chopped)
Oil for frying
1 teaspoon of curry powder
4 eggs
1/2 teaspoon of chopped parsley
3 tablespoons of milk
Salt and pepper
Buttered toast

Fry the onion and then add in the curry powder and fry it lightly.  Add the rest of the ingredients and beat it all together.  When it's cooked you can serve it on the hot buttered toast.
 

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