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Bubble and squeak with sausage cakes

Ingredients

Serves 4

  • 110g/4oz cooked new potatoes
  • 110g/4oz cooked carrots
  • 110g/4oz cooked cabbage
  • 2 cooked roast chicken legs, meat shredded
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 50g/2oz plain flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 110g/4oz fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 550g/1¼ lb sausage meat
  • 1tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 4 tomatoes, deseeded and chopped
  • Beef dripping, to fry

Method

  1. Crush the potatoes and carrots together in a bowl then add the cabbage and pieces of chicken meat. Mix well then season with salt and black pepper.
  2. Shape into 4 equal sized balls then pass through the flour, egg and breadcrumbs until each ball is fully coated. Shape into flattish cakes about 15cm/ 6” in diameter.
  3. Heat a frying pan until hot, add some dripping and when it’s melted, add the bubble and squeak and cook until light golden brown then flip over and slowly cook through until hot.
  4. Meanwhile, mix the sausage meat with the chopped tomato and touch of mustard in a bowl, then shape into 7.5cm/3” cakes.
  5. Heat a separate frying pan until hot, add some dripping and when it’s melted, add the sausage cakes and fry until golden brown, then flip over and cook until hot through.
  6. Place the bubble and squeak on a plate then top with the sausage cake and serve.