Bubble and Squeak Cakes

5 from 1 vote

A potato and cabbage cake, perfect for kids.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Cooling Time40

Total Time1 20

Course: Lunch / Main meal

Cuisine: Western

Servings: Cakes

Calories: 123kcal

Author: Amy

550g (1.2lb) Raw Potato, peeled and cut into rough chunks of approx. 3-5cm cubed (or 3 cups of cooked mashed potato)
1 tablespoon (16g) Butter (not needed if the potato is already mashed)
30 ml Milk (not needed if the potato is already mashed)
280g (¼ of a large cabbage) Cabbage, thinly sliced (or 2 cups of cooked leftover cabbage/vegetables)
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
60g (½ cup) cup Cheddar Cheese, grated
1 Egg, beaten
2 tablespoon Plain/ All Purpose Flour
2 tablespoon Oil for frying

Add the potatoes to a large pan and cover with water. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer until soft (approx. 15 mins). Drain the potatoes and return to the pan. Add the milk and butter and mash until smooth.
Meanwhile, saute the cabbage. Heat the oil over medium heat, add the cabbage and 2 tablespoons of water. Cover and allow to cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 mins (or until softened).
In a large mixing bowl add the cooked cabbage, mashed potato, mustard, cheese and beaten egg. Mix until combined.
Form the mixture into 10 patties, using roughly ¼ cup of the mixture per pattie.
Add the flour to a flat surface or plate. Dip each cake in the flour and flip to coat.
Place the floured cakes in the refrigerator for around 20 mins to firm up.
Just before serving, give each cake one more coat of flour. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wide-based frying pan and gently place five of the cakes into the hot oil. (this may vary depending on size of pan) Fry for 3 mins on each side on moderate heat. Repeat with the remaining cakes.

If using leftover potato and cabbage start from step 3.

You can replace the cabbage with other vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, carrots, peas, parsnips and kale.

Nutritional Information is a ROUGH guide only, calculated using an online nutrition calculator. The facts are for 1 cake when you make 10.