Friday, November 19, 2010

Bubble and Squeak

I decided to make this recipe from the title.  It just sounded cute so how could it not be yummy?  I recently made a turkey dinner and it was a disaster.  My husband had purchased a 30lb turkey from a friend knowing nothing about turkey we thought this was a good idea.  It turned out not to be so good.  The bird was huge.  So we froze it and mother in law had her butcher quarter it.  The time had come to cook it.  So I defrosted it and brined it and cooked it in the over according to Alton Brown's suggestion.  The only problem was that I was following the directions for a nine pound bird and we had a breast from a 30lb bird.  The turkey was in the oven for an hour longer then I calculated, making supper and hour late, and then the meat still was not done!  I guess I learned my lesson.  The good part is that we have lots of leftovers and we had this yummy recipe for dessert last night.  It was easy and a good way to use up those leftovers.  You could probably make it with roast beef leftovers as well.


Ingredients
2 cups leftover mashed potatoes
1 cup leftover stuffing
1 cup left over turkey meat, diced
3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
2 cups leftover corn
1 cup vegetable stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Leftover cranberry sauce, for dipping
Directions
In a large mixing bowl add mashed potatoes, stuffing and turkey meat. Mix well. Using your hands form patties (about 3 to 4-inches wide). Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a nonstick skillet and fry the patties until golden brown on both sides for about 5 to 7 minutes. Do this in batches, if necessary.
Add the corn and vegetable stock to a saucepan on medium-heat to warm up and puree with an immersion blender. It will have a chunky consistency. Once its heated, season with salt and pepper, to taste.
To serve pour the puree in the center of each plate. Place the bubble and squeak on top of the spinach and serve with leftover cranberrysauce for dipping.

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