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Bubble and squeak
VegetarianBudgetLunch

Bubble and squeak

Leftover potatoes and cabbage become a crisp, buttery pan-fried cake.

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
2
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 500 gcooked potatoes, chilled and roughly mashed
  • 200 gcooked cabbage, chilled, well drained and chopped
  • 1onion, finely chopped
  • 25 gbutter
  • 1 tbspvegetable oil
  • ¼ tspsalt
  • ½ tspblack pepper

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Mix the potatoes and cabbage in a bowl with the salt and pepper.

    3 minutes
  2. 2.

    Heat half the butter and half the oil in a non-stick frying pan, then soften the onion over a medium heat.

    5 minutes
  3. 3.

    Stir in the potato mixture and press it into an even cake; cook over a medium-low heat until deeply golden underneath.

    10 minutes
  4. 4.

    Break the cake into quarters and turn each piece, adding the remaining butter and oil around the edges.

    2 minutes
  5. 5.

    Cook until the second side is crisp and the middle is piping hot, then serve.

    8 minutes