Bubble and squeak

studentphil

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.

tr3mor

Pan not hot enough? Did you add grated cheese?

studentphil

tr3mor wrote:

Pan not hot enough? Did you add grated cheese?

There was no chesse in it.

skintlass

you don't need cheese for bubble and squeak. oil and a hot pan should be enough

studentphil

Do you think so much oil in the pan could make it really soft rather than brown

thriftlady_2

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

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.

thriftlady_2

Bit too much then

hypno06

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.

Trow

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?