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Bubble and Squeak Cakes

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Bubble and Squeak Cakes

Crispy British fried potato and cabbage cakes — perfect with bacon and eggs. Leaving the patties undisturbed while they fry is what lets a proper golden crust form instead of falling apart.

Total time
25 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
British
vegetarian

Ingredients

600gleftover mashed potato
300gleftover cooked cabbage or Brussels sprouts, roughly chopped
1small onion, finely diced
2 tbspplain flour
salt and pepperto taste
3 tbspvegetable oil or butter
fried eggs and brown sauceto serve

Instructions

1

Mix potato, cabbage and onion. Season.

2

Shape into patties. Dust with flour.

3

Fry in oil or butter over medium heat 4-5 minutes per side until golden.

4

Do not move too early — allow a good crust to form.

5

Serve with fried eggs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
25
Protein
0.7g
Fat
0.1g
Carbs
5.5g
Fiber
0.6g
Sodium
1mg

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