DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Bubble and squeak
Also known as: Bubble and squeak, fried in rapeseed oil, homemade, Bubble and squeak, fried in sunflower oil, homemade
British potato-and-sprout pan cake with streaky bacon.
About Bubble and squeak
Bubble and squeak is a British potato-and-vegetable dish. Paul Merrett’s Good Food version uses streaky bacon, onion and garlic; this profile selects Brussels sprouts, duck fat and crushed boiled potatoes from his alternatives.
The bacon gives the mixture a savoury character, with onion and garlic supporting the potato and sprouts. Duck fat is the selected cooking fat, rather than goose fat or butter.
The mixture forms a broad cake in the pan, with browned potato edges central to its character. Merrett presents it in wedges, showing the vegetables throughout the potato base.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bubble and squeak
Paul Merrett’s British bubble and squeak with sprouts and duck fat.
- Duck fatCooking medium
- Streaky baconProtein
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Cooked Brussels sproutsBase
- Cold crushed boiled potatoesBase
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Duck fat: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected instead of goose fat or butter.
- Streaky bacon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader bacon link; exact curing/formula unspecified.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cooked Brussels sprouts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected instead of boiled cabbage; prior cooking formula not supplied.
- Cold crushed boiled potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit list alternative selected instead of leftover mash; method uses general mash wording, no butter/milk assumed.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- United Kingdom
- United KingdomCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- British Cuisine
- English cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.