395. Bubble and Squeak

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (6)
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Instructions (10)
  1. Boil a few greens, or a savoy cabbage (which has been previously well-washed), in plain water until tender.
  2. Drain the greens/cabbage until quite dry in a colander or sieve.
  3. Put the drained greens/cabbage upon a trencher and chop it rather fine with a knife.
  4. Put nearly a quarter of a pound of butter into a frying-pan.
  5. Sauté the salt beef slices gently in the butter, but not too dry.
  6. When the beef is done, keep it hot.
  7. Put the chopped greens/cabbage in the frying-pan.
  8. Season with a little salt and pepper.
  9. When the greens/cabbage are hot through, dress it upon a dish.
  10. Lay the beef over the greens/cabbage and serve.
Original Text
395. Bubble and Squeak.—I am certain you must know, as well as myself, of our hereditary dish called bubble and squeak; but, like the preparation of other things, there is a good way and a bad; and, as you prefer the former to the latter, proceed as follows:—Boil a few greens, or a savoy cabbage (which has been previously well-washed), in plain water until tender, which then drain until quite dry in a colander or sieve, put it upon a trencher, and chop it rather fine with a knife, then for a pound of salt beef you have in slices, put nearly a quarter of a pound of butter into a frying-pan, in which sauté the beef gently but not too dry; when done, keep it hot, put the cabbage in the frying-pan, season with a little salt and pepper, and when hot through, dress it upon a dish, lay the beef over and serve. Endive or large cabbage-lettuces may be used instead of cabbage, but care must be taken to drain off all the water.
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