Bubble And Squeak - Traditional British Fried Leftovers!

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb leftover mashed potatoes or 1 lb leftover boiled potatoes or 1 lb leftover roast potato, diced
• 1 lb leftover cooked cabbage or 1 lb leftover cooked brussels sprout, finely chopped
• 2 ounces butter
• salt
• black pepper
• carrot, diced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix the cabbage or sprouts with the mashed or diced cooked potatoes and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• 2 method if using mashed potatoes:.
• 3 heat the butter in a large frying pan, add the potato mixture and smooth it flat with a spatula.
• 4 fry over a medium heat for about 8 to 10 minutes or until underside is brown, and the bubble and squeak sizzles, bubbles and squeaks! (sorry, could not resist that!).
• 5 place a large plate over the pan and turn the pan and plate over so that the bubble and squeak is on the plate.
• 6 heat the remaining butter in the pan and carefully slide the bubble and squeak back in the pan.
• 7 cook again over a medium heat until the other side is golden brown.
• 8 cut into wedges and serve with eggs and bacon for breakfast, or bread and butter for a light snack or supper dish. this is also wonderful as an accompaniment to stews and casseroles.
• 9 method for diced boiled or roast potatoes:.
• 10 if using diced boiled or roast potatoes, mix all the vegetables together as above, and just fry them in a frying pan together; there is no need to press them down into a cake - stir them regularly to achieve an all over colour; then serve them with a spoon, rather than cut into slices. they still taste the same!