

This bubble and squeak recipe is very similar to Irish colcannon (pic below) which is a mix of mashed potato and cabbage, bubble and squeak is cooked again after mixing, where colcannon is served more like mashed potato.Ī great use of Sunday dinner, Thanksgiving or Christmas leftovers that included mashed potato.ĭepending on what you had for your roast dinner, there’s any combination of ingredients that can be used but there must be potato as the main ingredient. It wasn’t until around 1951 that the meat was omitted and only potatoes and vegetables started to be used and that has carried on until now.

It is said that this dish originates back to 1770 and originally contained meat, boiled beef actually. Leftover mashed potato is mixed with leftover cabbage and cooked in butter. Season each egg with salt and pepper.Bubble and Squeak is the funny name given to a dish made of leftovers from a British roast dinner. Whilst the bubble and squeak is cooking, crack 4 eggs into the pan of boiling water, these will take about 2 mins to poach, remove with a slotted spoon and place on top of your cooked bubble and squeak.Pop it into the oven for 15 mins at 180☌ to ensure that it is cooked/warmed all the way through. Place a plate on top of the pan and turn the pan over, once the bubble and squeak has come off onto the plate add a little more oil to the pan and then slide the bubble and squeak back into the pan and fry the other side for 5mins.

