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• Cuisine

  European >> UK >> English

• Dietary Style

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  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Finely chop the bacon; thoroughly wash and dry, then trim and finely slice the leeks; beat the egg; cut the mushrooms into quarters; cut the tomatoes in half; and finely shred the cabbage. | 2. Place the serving plates in a low oven so that they will be warmed when required. | 3. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil (less if the bacon is fatty; see notes below) in a heavy-based, non-stick pan, add the bacon pieces, fry for about 4 minutes, until crisp, then remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper kitchen towelling. | 4. (Optional departure: If you want to add finely chopped onion and/or garlic, add them 1-2 minutes BEFORE adding the leeks to the pan.). | 5. Add the leeks to the pan and sauté for 2 minutes. | 6. Transfer the bacon and leeks (and onions & garlic) to a large bowl, add the mashed potatoes, cabbage and egg (see notes below), season to taste and mixing together with wet hands, shape into 4 round cakes, 10cm/4" across. (If you've been imprecise or overly generous in the quantity of some of the ingredients, you may well have enough for five or six cakes. You may also choose to make smaller cakes, but remember to then adjust the cooking time: they'll cook much faster, of course.). | 7. Heat the remaining oil in the pan, add the bubble and squeak cakes and cook for about 6 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Remove the cakes from the pan and keep warm. | 8. Add the mushrooms and tomatoes to the pan and sauté for 4 minutes. (I add basil here, probably about 1 tablespoon of fresh basil) | 9. Place the bubble and squeak cakes on warm serving plates, top with the mushroom and tomatoes and serve immediately. | 10. Chef's notes: I always buy middle rashers and remove ALL the fat, so I do need a little oil, probably about 1/2 tablespoon. If you use streaky bacon, I can't see that you'd need much oil at all, if any, certainly not the full tablespoon specified in the recipe. Because I've usually been imprecise in my measurements of one or other or several of the vegetables, I usually add 2 eggs. If tomatoes are just not looking very good or you cannot find a flavoursome variety (isn't the tasteless tomato the bane of all our lives?) canned, drained tomatoes are fine. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
streaky bacon	175	ounces	smoked smoked	4412.9167	0.0	981.75	24.7917
leek	100	ounces		1729.319	401.1453	42.5242	8.5048
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
mushroom	175	ounces		1686.7948	336.8628	111.13	24.3097
cherry tomato	175	ounces		4412.9167	0.0	981.75	24.7917
white cabbage	225	ounces	cooked	4412.9167	0.0	981.75	24.7917
vegetable oil	3	tablespoons		351.69599999999997	0.0	0.0	40.8
potato	450	ounces	cooked mashed	9823.0992	2231.2468	261.5241	11.4815
salt black pepper			ground	4412.9167	0.0	981.75	24.7917

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.