Bubble and Squeak

Name: Bubble and Squeak
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 400g leftover mashed potato; 200g leftover cooked cabbage or Brussels sprouts, chopped; 1 small onion, finely diced; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; salt and pepper to taste; fried eggs to serve, optional

Pan-fried leftover mashed potato and cabbage, a classic British Monday breakfast. Leaving the patty completely undisturbed while it cooks lets a proper crispy crust form on the bottom instead of breaking apart into a stir-fry.

Total time

20 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

400gleftover mashed potato

200gleftover cooked cabbage or Brussels sprouts, chopped

1small onion, finely diced

2 tbspbutter

1 tbspolive oil

salt and pepperto taste

fried eggsto serve, optional

Instructions

Mix potato, cabbage and onion. Season.

Heat butter and oil in a large frying pan.

Press mixture into the pan to form a large patty.

Cook over medium-high heat without moving for 6-8 minutes until a crispy crust forms.

Flip in sections (it will break up, that's fine). Cook another 5 minutes. 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.

Calories

Protein

0.4g

Fat

9.2g

Carbs

2.6g

Fiber

0.5g

Sodium

2mg

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