The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #15264   Message #142052
Posted By: Penny S.
29-Nov-99 - 07:29 AM
Thread Name: Query of U.K. 'catters
Subject: RE: Query of U.K. 'catters
In case you wanted to know this.

Bubble and Squeak

Good bubble and squeak is made with floury potatoes, boiled and mashed with butter, seasoned to taste, and lightly cooked cabbage (preferably not the really dark tough stuff, but you can use brussels sprouts or cauliflower or broccoli (which I call broccoli) instead) shredded and mixed with the potato. Then it is fried (but it doesn't need much fat), best on a heavy iron pan, and turned to brown both sides and heat it right through. The light cooking of the cabbagey ingredient is absolutely vital. Some people add onion. It was originally served with beef, either cold or reheated, but its very good with egg, when the yolk breaks and runs into the potato mixture.

I forgot to mention when posting before, that it needs advance planning, and preparing much too much of the ingredients the day before, because it is a using up the leftovers recipe. This is probably another source of people thinking its horrid (after using over-cooked cabbage), as you have to be picky about what you hash up with it.

Penny