Bubbles and Squeak

oh my gosh...I just watched the cartoon toot and puddle with my daycare kids this morning, and their uncle in scotland made them bubble and squeak...I have seen the recipe on here before but always wondered what bubble and squeak meant...well according to the uncle its because the water bubbled and the kale (in you case, cabbage) squeaked when you chewed it...lol guess that one is an educational show...lol (it really is too)

Thanks, Wendy! Interesting! I don't think my kids have ever watched "Toot and Puddle", but it sounds (sorta) educational. ;-)

I cook the cabbage until it's "non-squeaky" though. lol

Sea

I feel funny talking about toot and puddle lol...but they travel to different places around the world and you do learn little things about various countries...and its cute lol
now you'll have to rename your meal to bubble and squish lol lol
have a great day Sea!

Have you ever seen the old shows on Food Network from "The Two Fat Ladies" episodes. They made bubble and squeak and it sounds just like this recipe.

My 4 yr. old grandson just saw Toot and Puddle this a.m.

I've never heard of that show...was it called 'the two fat ladies' or did it just have 2 fat ladies hosting it? don't matter I guess I don't recall either...lol

No, the name of it was "The Two Fat Ladies". They were English and cooked all kinds of English style cuisine, which I thought was interesting. They rode around the countryside on a motor cycle with a sidecar.

oh weird...I can remember a show with a cycle and sidecar...but would have never thought it was called that...I just remember seeing commercial or soemthing...lol

I had Googled "Bubble and Squeak" over a year ago because I was curious about it. I found that the name comes from the sound the dish makes while cooking in the oven - as it cooks at a very high temperature and the filling bubbles up and squeaks. My recipe has sausage in it, but the cabbage and potatoes are the same. It says it's an ancient pub recipe, over 800 years old. I have it in a cookbook our church published for fund raising. I'll try to get it posted soon.

And when I saw them cook it on that cooking show, she said to cook it with lard (OMG the fat from that) but she would press it down with a large spatula and it would make that sound.

This is something my grandmother use to make... The name comes from the bubble and squeak sounds made as it cooks. But I like Wendy's version... LOL Great Post Sea! xo Colleen