Bubble and squeak cakes7/22/2023 Top two cakes with a well drained poached egg and serve with the grilled cherry tomatoes. Grill (broil) until they begin to soften and blister. Place the tomatoes on a baking tray, drizzle with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. At the same time, poach the eggs and grill the tomatoes. Heat a generous amount of olive oil in a large pan and fry the cakes until golden and crisp on both sides. Cook for a further 4 minutes on the other side. After 4 minutes, turn the cakes gently using a spatula or fish slice. Form the mixture into cakes and chill until firm for 1 hour or for up to 24 hours. They should sizzle gently when you drop them in, but not bubble or spit. Mix with the potatoes and sprouts and season generously with salt and black pepper. Melt a knob of butter in a pan and cook the onion until really soft and beginning to brown. In a large bowl, roughly mix together the potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Note: These cakes can be made from scratch or you can use leftover cooked vegetables.ġlb potatoes, peeled, cooked and mashed with a tablespoon or two of butterġ/2lb Brussels sprouts, cooked and roughly chopped watch out for the bubbles and listen carefully for the squeaks! Just pat the mashed vegetables into a pan heated with olive oil and fry until golden and crisp.įeel free to experiment with leftover vegetables such as squash, sweet potatoes, parsnips or swede. Instead of making individual cakes, you can make one big portion if you prefer. The occasional piece of crispy bacon is also a welcomed addition! I like to mold my bubble and squeak into little cakes and serve them with a nice poached egg on top. Traditionally though, potatoes, onions, cabbage or sprouts are used. Taking a mixture of any cooked vegetable, mashing it up, and pan frying it until golden will qualify as Bubble and Squeak. This traditional English dish is made up of several different vegetables, typically leftover from a Sunday roast. We certainly know how to name our dishes! Spotted Dick, Toad in the Hole, Bangers and Mash, Bubble and Squeak! I don't understand this silliness any more than the next person, but I do love it. Bubble and what?.You've gotta give it to us Brits.
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