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
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.
Mix the potatoes and cabbage in a bowl with the salt and pepper.
3 minutes - 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.
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.
Break the cake into quarters and turn each piece, adding the remaining butter and oil around the edges.
2 minutes - 5.
Cook until the second side is crisp and the middle is piping hot, then serve.
8 minutes