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Bubble and squeak

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  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
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    I thought I would have a go at bubble and squeak after the thread (but I can find original thread).

    I did it in Olive oil but it did not go brown and it fell apart-- any ideas where I went wrong.
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  • tr3mor
    tr3mor Posts: 2,325 Forumite
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    Pan not hot enough? Did you add grated cheese?
  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
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    tr3mor wrote:
    Pan not hot enough? Did you add grated cheese?

    There was no chesse in it.
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  • skintlass
    skintlass Posts: 1,326 Forumite
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    you don't need cheese for bubble and squeak. oil and a hot pan should be enough
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  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
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    Do you think so much oil in the pan could make it really soft rather than brown
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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    Well, how much oil did you use Phil ? You need enough to film the surface of the frying pan. You also need it fairly hot and you need to leave the mixture alone to develop a brown crust by itself. It won't work if you continually mix it about ;)
  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
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    thriftlady wrote:
    Well, how much oil did you use Phil ? You need enough to film the surface of the frying pan. You also need it fairly hot and you need to leave the mixture alone to develop a brown crust by itself. It won't work if you continually mix it about ;)

    More than covering the bottom of the pan more like shallow fry.
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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    Bit too much then ;)
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    I had bubble and squeak tonight - fried it in Fry light and worked a treat.

    The only other way to get it brown in my experience is to use a bit of butter rather than oil. Even if you use too much, it cooks itself away and has the desired result in the end.
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  • Trow
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    Instead of doing bubble and squeak, I make 'tattie cakes' - use old mashed tattie and chopped up leftover veg - add an egg, make into pattie shapes, coat in flour and shallow fry - the egg binds it so there is no problem with it breaking up.

    I use one egg for abut 8 patties, so you might need to use a part of an egg for less?
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