It is served for breakfast or lunch, typically with meat on the side if not incorporated into the main dish. It's very similar to the Irish version, known as colcannon. The dish is so named because the cabbage makes bubbling and squeaking sounds during the cooking process.” The chopped vegetables (and cold chopped meat, if used) are fried in a pan together with mashed potatoes until the mixture is well-cooked and brown on the sides. The main ingredients are potato and cabbage, but carrots, peas, sprouts, or any other leftover vegetables may be added. In modern times, it is a dish made with the shallow-fried Sunday leftover vegetables from a roast dinner. Here's what wikipedia says:īubble and squeak is a traditional English breakfast dish made from potatoes and cabbage. If you've never heard of this dish you'd be forgiven for wondering what it was all about. Add fresh jalapeños, chile flakes, curry powder, or fresh herbs.įrom Waste Not: How to Get the Most from Your Food by The James Beard Foundation/Rizzoli Publishing.Here's my recipe for low carb bubble and squeak! And if you're not familiar with this classic English vegetable dish for leftovers, keep reading!.Add a little chopped, crispy bacon to the bubbles mixture.Dip the patties in a little grated Parmesan for a cheese crust.Bread the vegetables in panko crumbs for a crunchier texture.Top each fried patty with a sunny-side up egg and serve. Cover with a lid and let cook for 2 minutes. Working in batches if needed, crack the remaining eggs over the pan and reduce the heat to low. Heat a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Return the pan to medium heat and fry patties until golden brown and crispy on both sides, about 2 minutes. Be sure to keep any melted butter in the sauté pan.įorm the mixture into small patties about ½-inch-thick.

Transfer the caramelized onions to a large bowl and add the mashed potatoes, leftover chopped vegetables, and 1 egg.

Add the onions and cook them slowly until they are caramelized, about 10 minutes. In a sauté pan set over medium heat, melt the butter.

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