Oatmeal Sausages

This is an old scottish recipe, it is ideal for using up little scrappy bits of chicken.

Ingredients
1oz butter
1 finely chopped onion
2 diced rashers streaky bacon
1/2 pint water
4oz oatmeal
salt
pepper
8oz chicken scraps
1 - 2 tablespoons plain flour
1 small beaten egg
3oz fresh white breadcrumbs
vegetable oil

Method
1 Heat a frying pan on the hob.
2 Place all of the butter in the pan and melt.
3 Add the onion and bacon and cook until the onion is just soft.
4 Add the water, bring to the boil.
5 Sprinkle the oatmeal into the pan, stir well.
6 Cover and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
7 Add the salt and pepper to taste, mix thoroughly.
8 Remove from the hob and allow to cool completely.
9 Add the chicken to the oatmeal mixture and mix thoroughly.
10 Divide the mixture into 6 or 8 portions.
11 Roll each portion into a sausage shape.
12 Coat each sausauge in the flour and shake off the excess.
13 Dip the sausage into the beaten egg.
14 Roll the the sausage in the breadcrumbs and shake off the excess.
15 Repeat stages 12 to 14 with each sausage.
16 Heat a frying pan on the hob.
17 Add a little vegetable oil.
18 Fry each sausage on all sides.
19 Drain each sausage.
20 Serve immediately with potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

Serves 4 people