If using leftovers, just mash whatever you have.

If making this from scratch rather than from leftovers, peel the potatoes, boil until soft, drain and roughly mash.

1-2 eggs per person (optional) – boiled or poached.

250 g) bacon or chorizo (optional) – cubed 500 g) Brussels sprouts (uncooked weight) Whichever way you make it, Bubble & Squeak makes a fantastic supper on Boxing Day, or why not serve it for breakfast with a boiled or poached egg on top? Bubble & Squeak: perfect brunch food Bubble & Squeak – English Food Recipe Ingredients: Depending on what you add, you’ll need greater or lesser amounts of seasoning, but a good knob of butter does wonders for the humble Bubble & Squeak in any case.Īlthough I’ve included a recipe here, this really is a very forgiving dish that you can pretty much make up as you go along depending on what you have left over in your fridge. You can also add a meaty element (bacon cubes or chorizo make great additions) or really any other leftover veges or meat. Cabbage is the traditional vegetable used (again, pre-cooked) but Brussels sprouts make a great (and seasonal) alternative. In the rest of the world, it could be likened to potato cakes or hash browns – although nothing quite compares to the quintessentially English art of using up leftovers from a roast dinner.īut what exactly goes into Bubble & Squeak? Potatoes are the main ingredient – whether they’ve been boiled, baked or roasted, it doesn’t much matter as you’re going to mash them all up anyway. Wondering what to do with those leftover potatoes and Brussels sprouts after the Christmas meal this year? Wonder no more! The oddly named Bubble & Squeak is apparently so-called because of the bubbling and squeaking sound it makes in the frying pan – but it’s a name you’ll likely hear only in England.

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