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Scotch woodcock

Name: Scotch woodcock
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 1-2 slices bread, toasted; Knob of butter, plus extra to spread; Patum Peperium The Gentleman’s Relish; 2 medium free-range eggs, beaten and seasoned; 1 tsp crème fraîche; 1 tsp drained capers in brine (optional); 1-2 anchovies, drained and sliced in half lengthways; Snipped chives or chopped parsley to serve

By: Jen Bedloe
Former head of food delicious.

Published: 25 Jan 22
Updated: 18 Mar 24

This exalted dish of scrambled eggs and anchovies on toast doesn’t actually contain woodcock – but it does make a great lunch.

Take a look through more of our delicious recipes for one person (#notforsharing).

Easy
January 2022

Test kitchen approved

Serves 1
Hands-on time 10 min

This exalted dish of scrambled eggs and anchovies on toast doesn’t actually contain woodcock – but it does make a great lunch.

Take a look through more of our delicious recipes for one person (#notforsharing).

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 414kcals
Fat: 24.9g (10.9g saturated)
Protein: 22.7g
Carbohydrates: 24.1g (1.7g sugars)
Fibre: 1.6g
Salt: 2.2g

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Ingredients

1-2 slices bread, toasted
Knob of butter, plus extra to spread
Patum Peperium The Gentleman’s Relish
2 medium free-range eggs, beaten and seasoned
1 tsp crème fraîche
1 tsp drained capers in brine (optional)
1-2 anchovies, drained and sliced in half lengthways
Snipped chives or chopped parsley to serve

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Method

Toast the bread and, while it’s still hot, spread with butter and The Gentleman’s Relish.
Melt some butter in a non-stick frying pan. Once foaming, add the beaten eggs, then cook over a low heat. Use a wooden spoon/ spatula to lightly fold the eggs as they set to make soft curds, allowing the uncooked egg to run onto the base of the pan to set.
When the scrambled eggs are almost cooked (they should still be slightly wet/runny in places as they’ll continue to cook in the heat of the pan), remove from the heat and stir in the crème fraîche and capers, if using.