Budget Bubble and squeak
35 minutes
This simple dish is perfect for using up leftover cooked vegetables, such as potatoes and cabbage. Topped with poached eggs it makes a scrumptious lunch.
Zoë Harpham
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Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 25 g butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cups cold, cooked mashed potatoes, about 450 g
- ¾ cup roughly chopped cooked cabbage, about 225 g
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 4 eggs
Directions
Preparation:10min ›
Cook:25min ›
Ready in:35min
- Melt the butter in a large, shallow heavy-based frying pan (preferably non-stick). Add the onion and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until soft.
- Tip the onion into a large bowl and mix with the potato and cabbage. Season. With lightly floured hands, shape the mixture into four rough cakes, each about 2 cm thick.
- Wipe the pan clean with paper towels, then add the oil and heat. Fry the cakes over a moderate heat for about 15 minutes, turning once, until golden and crisp.
- About 5 minutes before the end of cooking, prepare the poached eggs. Pour 4 cm of boiling water into a large, wide frying pan. Add the vinegar and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Crack an egg into a cup, then gently tip it into the water. Repeat with the remaining eggs.
- Cook the eggs very gently for 1 minute, then gently spoon a little boiling water over the centre of each egg to cook the yolks. Poach for a further 2 minutes, then lift them out with a draining spoon, allowing the water to drain. Lay an egg on each bubble and squeak cake, then serve.
cook's tip
You could cook this the traditional way in one large cake. Serve cut into wedges with cold roast beef and lashings of gravy.
