Boil 5 eggs until just hard boiled

Place in cold water

Once completely cold, peel the eggs and pat dry

Place the olive oil into a frying pan

Sauté the leek until soft

Set aside to cool

Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius *

Place the leek, sausage meat, parsley and sage into a bowl

Season well

Lightly whisk the remaining egg and add to the sausage meat

Mix well so that everything is combined

Place the flour into a bowl and season

Roll each boiled egg in the flour

Wrap each egg with approximately 130g sausage meat, using damp hands

Shape gently once completely wrapped

Roll each wrapped egg in the breadcrumbs and shape

Pour a thin layer of oil into a large frying pan

Place onto a medium to hot temperature and heat

Once the oil is hot gently place each egg into the pan

Fry for 10 minutes, turning as the crumbs turn golden brown

Make sure each side of the egg is cooked, including the ends

Be careful as the eggs are fragile

Remove from the pan and set aside to cool on some paper towel *

Once the excess oil has been absorbed slice each egg in half lengthwise

Sprinkle with salt and serve

* I found that the sausage meat was not quite cooked and that the crumbs were very oily

* I finished them off in the oven for 10 minutes

* alternatively you can bake them without frying, for a total of 40 minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time