It’s December: you’ve blown your non-existent-due-to-credit-crisis Christmas bonus on presents and parties. You face the week between Christmas and New Year eating endless leftover turkey, potatoes and Brussels sprouts. So I thought that this month I’d kill two birds with one stone and make good old bubble ‘n squeak.
If you’re Dutch (or, indeed, if you’re anything other than British), you may well be wondering whether I’ve lost the plot completely and started eating those pesky city mice (as in, squeak) with which all Amsterdam apartments seem to be afflicted. But no – bubble ‘n squeak is actually a bit like fried stamppot, if you can imagine that. It usually involves cabbage, but works just as well with Brussels sprouts, and actually elevates them from childhood-mealtime trauma to something comforting and moreish.
