![]() For this recipe, with a potato weighing 310 grams I’d microwave it in an 800 watt microwave oven for 15 minutes. I microwave a whole baking potato which takes 10-15 minutes depending on size. Cook your potato – you can do this any way you like, or even use leftover mashed potato if you’ve got it.Optional salt/pepper – I don’t tend to use them to be honest.A knob of butter (or margarine, or oil if you use that).20 grams onion, chopped – white or red onion – fresh or frozen – I chop and freeze onions when shops have special offers on.100 grams of Brussels sprouts – I used frozen Brussels sprouts and this was about 14 of them.You can use any type of potato, but baking potatoes give a better result. One large baking potato (or any amount of potato that weighs ~310 grams raw, or 250 grams when cooked).The total weight of the bubble and squeak is about 340 grams, a supermarket ready dish would say this was two servings. ![]() This quantity will serve two as a side portion, or even four if you just want a heaped tablespoon. Another twist on this bubble and squeak would be to add some grated cheese to the top! This is a bit of a piggy portion when cooking for one, but I will typically serve this as the main meal, with a side portion of baked beans or maybe a poached egg cooked in the microwave too. ![]() ![]() I use the microwave to cook bubble and squeak as it’s so fast/simple – but I actually prefer to eat bubble and squeak in this way rather than then completing the process by baking or frying the potato cakes.Īll ingredients are flexible in how many you use, a lot of it is by eye – how does it look to you? The main ingredient is the potato, the rest might change depending on how much of each ingredient you’ve got and like. Side dish or main dish, Bubble & Squeak is a traditional British food which uses up leftover cabbage and potato – although you can make bubble and squeak with variations around this, such as using up leftover Brussels sprouts and potato after Christmas! Bubble and squeak can be cooked in a variety of ways and can be served as a main vegetarian meal, or as a vegetable side dish.Ĭooking for one means that I’ll quite often make this as my main meal. ![]()
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