Veggie bubble & squeak | Jamie Oliver vegetable recipes (2024)

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What is the English dish bubble and squeak made of? ›

Bubble and squeak is a British dish made from cooked potatoes and cabbage, mixed together and fried.

Tips For Making The Perfect Bubble and Squeak

As I want texture, I must prepare my mash with that in mind. So, I use a potato masher and only add a little cream, butter, or milk. If you use a potato ricer or whisk, your bubble and squeak will be more creamy and may fall apart rather than stick together.

A great leftover recipe that can be made with any vegetable leftovers. Serve with a poached, fried or scrambled egg and crispy bacon or with poached smoked haddock fillets or grilled trout. Pop them in the freezer at the end of step 4 for a delicious snack on another day.

Glycerine (sometimes spelt 'glycerin' but the same thing really) is the secret ingredient you need to make excellent homemade bubble mixture. You can sometimes buy it from big supermarkets in the first-aid section (have a poke around between the calamine lotion and antiseptic creams) and chemists also stock it.

Colcannon is mashed potatoes and chopped cabbage and usually chopped ham or bacon. Bubble and squeak is mashed leftover potatoes and chopped cabbage mixed up and fried as single round cake, and then sliced and served usually at breakfast.

Cabbage is approximately 92% water, per Healthline, which releases as the cabbage wilts, bubbling and sputtering in the hot pan. The appeal of the name 'bubble and squeak' is a matter of opinion, but if you don't fancy it, you can always call the dish by its Scottish name, 'rumbledethumps' (via Britannica).

The origins of the name bubble and squeak are not known, but there is a reference in the "Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" from 1785: "Bubble and squeak is beef and cabbage fried together. It is so-called from its bubbling up and squeaking while over the fire."

The dish's name supposedly derives from the noises made when the ingredients are fried. Similar dishes, also based on fried vegetables, include colcannon (Ireland) and rumbledethumps (Scotland).

Halfway through the cooking, flip it over using a fish slice, or like a pancake if you're brave. If it breaks don't worry, just push it back together. Let it crisp up on the underside then nick a bit and taste it.

Heat a 5mm depth of oil in a large frying pan and shallow-fry the cakes in 2 batches for 2 mins each side, turning carefully. Drain on kitchen paper and transfer to a baking sheet lined with greaseproof paper. Cool, cover and chill or freeze. Will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for up to a month.

What is the rising popularity of bubble and squeak as a breakfast item? ›

The rising popularity of bubble and squeak as a breakfast item on the menu has resulted in a steady demand for peas. Over the course of the past week, 457 patrons have ordered the hearty breakfast and each serving contains a half cup of English peas.

1 cup Fairy dishwashing detergent. 2 1/3 cups water. 1/3 cup glycerine (available from pharmacies)

The Full English Breakfast (AKA The Fry Up)

The 'common' full English breakfast is a substantial meal consisting of back bacon, eggs, British sausage, baked beans, bubble and squeak, fried tomato, fried mushrooms, black pudding, with fried and toasted bread on the side.

Measure 6 cups of water into your container. Then pour 1 cup of dish soap into the water. Slowly stir until the soap is mixed in, being careful to not let foam or bubbles form. Measure 1 tablespoon of glycerin or 1/4 cup of corn syrup and add it to your container.

How do you make bubbles without glycerin? We find that this basic recipe of 4 cups warm water, plus 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup blue Dawn dish soap works great without glycerin!

Other substances, such as corn syrup or glycerin, can be added to the solution of water and detergent to make even better bubbles. Label the three cups "Detergent Only," "Glycerin," and "Corn Syrup," respectively.