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Bubble and squeak cakes

A plate of bubble and squeak cakes with a poached egg on top

Bubble and squeak cakes

Name: Bubble and squeak cakes
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 bunch spring onions sliced; butter for frying; 200g potatoes peeled, cooked and roughly mashed; 100g savoy cabbage, winter greens or Brussels sprouts shredded and cooked; a small bunch coriander chopped; 2 tomatoes diced; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2, poached eggs to serve

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: March 12, 2021 at 10:33 AM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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Got any left-over potatoes? Make them shine in bubble and squeak cakes, fried until golden and served with poached eggs and a quick tomato salsa

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You can make these cakes from scratch or use up cooked left-overs from a roast. Mashed, roasted and boiled potatoes will all work.

Ingredients

Nutrition

1 bunch spring onions

sliced
butter

for frying
200g potatoes

peeled, cooked and roughly mashed
100g savoy cabbage, winter greens or Brussels sprouts

shredded and cooked
a small bunch coriander

chopped
2 tomatoes

diced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
2, poached eggs

to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal321
fat21.1g
saturates7.9g
carbs22.5g
fibre3.9g
protein11.6g
salt0.72g

Method

step 1

Cook half the spring onions in a knob of butter, then mix with the potato mash, cabbage (or other greens) and half the coriander. Season well. Form the mixture into four small cakes using your hands.
step 2

To make the salsa, mix the rest of the coriander and spring onions with the tomatoes, olive oil and vinegar.
step 3

Fry the cakes in a little more butter for 5 minutes on each side over a medium heat until golden and crisp. Serve two cakes per person, topped with a poached egg and some of the salsa.

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