Stuffed Eggs

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 eggs, hard boiled, cooled, and shelled
• 4 1/2 ounces sardines, canned in olive oil and drained
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• vegetable oil (for deep frying)
• salt and pepper
• fresh parsley sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cut the eggs in half lengthwise and set aside the egg whites. scoop out the yolks into a fine strainer and rub the yolks into a bowl.
• 2 mash the sardines with a fork; mix in the egg yolks. add lemon juice and tabasco. add enough mayonnaise to made a past and season with salt and pepper.
• 3 spoon the filling into the egg whites mounding it slightly. dip each egg half in the flour, then in the beaten egg, then in the bread crumbs.
• 4 heat the vegetable oil for deep-frying to 350-375°. deep fry the egg halves for 2 minutes or until golden brown. drain on paper toweling and serve hot, garnished with parsley sprigs.