When would you typically eat bubble and squeak? (In Switzerland, Potato pancakes are called rosti.) These make a great component to a traditional fried breakfast (alongside bacon, sausages, fried tomato, and egg). Rumbledethumps is generally made as a casserole so that the top crisps up.Īnother popular ways to use leftover potatoes are to make potato pancakes or potato farl as they are known in Scotland. Swede can also be added, which is a common vegetable in Scotland (although less popular now). Like colcannon, this dish is made with mashed potatoes and usually cabbage or kale and onion. There is also a Scottish dish that is similar to bubble and squeak called rumbledethumps. NOTE: You can, of course, make this with leftover potatoes and cabbage or sprouts also a little chopped fried onion is a nice addition.Similar recipes to use leftover vegetables and potatoes Drain on crumpled paper and serve immediately. Fry them in hot dripping to a good, crisp, golden brown on both sides. Mix the well-drained cabbage into the potato and, when it is cool, take tablespoons of the mixture and shape into round cakes, which should then be dusted in the seasoned flour.

Mash them (with an electric hand mixer if you have one) until smooth – don’t add any milk, though because you don’t want them to be too soft. When the potatoes are cooked, add some freshly milled black pepper and the butter. Now pour into a colander, put a plate (one that fits inside the colander) on top of the cabbage, place a weight on top and leave it to drain very thoroughly.

Wash it thoroughly, then plunge it into the fast-boiling water, put a lid on and let it boil for about 6 minutes. Put the potatoes on to cook in salted boiling water, then half-fill a medium-sized saucepan with some more salted water and bring it to the boil.Ĭut the cabbage into quarters, remove the hard stalk and shred the rest.

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