Cumin Spiced Basmati “Scotch Eggs”
- Medium
- Serves 10
Accompanied by aioli.
Ingredients
Method
220g Tilda Original Pure Basmati Rice
2 tbsp olive oil, or to taste
1 large onion, finely diced
1 bulb garlic, finely diced
2 cups vegetable stock
½ tsp cumin, or to taste
¼ pint double cream
¼ cup parmesan cheese
30 quail’s eggs
Seasoned flour, for pané
8 eggs, for egg wash
2 ½ cups white breadcrumbs
Garlic mayonnaise, olive oil and lemon juice , to serve
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and cook the onion and garlic without colouring
- Add the Tilda Original Pure Basmati with a little stock and cook like risotto
- Keep stirring and adding stock. Add cumin to taste, and when just cooked, add the cream and grated cheese. Stir until blended then pour onto a tray and allow to cool
- Mould rice around quail eggs and set in fridge for 30 minutes
- Pané, the ‘eggs’ then pass though the egg wash and breadcrumbs again to give a good crust
- To cook, deep fry in hot oil until golden brown then finish in a hot oven for five minutes
- To serve, cut in half, squeeze with lemon, sit each half on garlic mayonnaise and drizzle with olive oil
