Bubble and Squeak recipe is the name for lightly fried left-over vegetables from Sunday Lunch
Traditionally it would be eaten on a Monday for lunch or dinner with a poached egg, bacon, or meat leftovers.
There is no specific recipe it is simply a way of using up whatever you have left from dinner. One main component is mashed potatoes which is the glue holding all the other vegetables together but here is a general recipe for it
Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- Leftover mashed potato
- Any leftover vegetables, cabbage, swede, carrots, peas, Brussels Sprouts, finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
- In a large frying pan melt the butter, add the chopped onion and fry gently for 3 mins or until soft.
- Turn the heat up slightly and add the mashed potato and vegetables. Fry for 10 mins turning over in the melted butter two or three times ensuring the potato and vegetables are thoroughly reheated.
- Press the potato mixture on to the base of the pan with a spatula and leave to cook for 1 min. Flip over and repeat.
- Serve.
