Still
not sure. But when our local Irish pub advertised
its St. Patty’s Day offerings and Scotch Eggs were on the menu, this was
convincing enough for me to try a vegetarian version for my annual Irish meal
in honor of my husband’s (and children’s) ancestry. I’ve only ever seen Scotch Eggs in cooking
shows and was positively giddy while I was cooking and realized that a
meat-free alternative was not only possible, but absolutely delicious! I used the kind of faux sausage product that
you can mold (e.g., Lightlife “Gimme Lean”) and basically followed the simple
recipe in the Joy of Cooking. Also on
the menu was colcannon, Irish soda bread, and, of course, the adults washed it
all down with Beamish Irish Stout.
