Breakfast · 25 min · british

Bubble and Squeak

Weeknight-friendly British cooking: Bubble and Squeak comes together in 25 minutes with leftover mashed potatoes, leftover cooked cabbage, and not much else.

Ingredients

• 3 cups Leftover mashed potatoes
• 2 cups Leftover cooked cabbage
• 3 tbsp Butter
• 4 Eggs
• 4 slices Bacon
• 0.25 cup Fresh chives

Steps

1. Chop the cabbage fine and fold it through the cold mashed potatoes with salt and pepper. Cold leftovers hold together; warm mash falls apart.
2. Melt the butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat and press the mixture in firmly, like a giant hash brown. The name comes from the sounds it makes as it fries.
3. Cook undisturbed 6 to 8 minutes until the bottom is deeply crisp, then flip in sections and crisp the other side.
4. Fry the eggs and bacon alongside, or in the same pan for maximum efficiency.
5. Serve the crispy cake topped with a fried egg and bacon, showered with chives. Monday’s roast dinner, reborn as Tuesday’s breakfast.

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