Bubble and Squeak Cottage Pie with Gammon
cooking time
1 hour 10 minutes
cooking skill
Not too tricky
serves
6 people
Ingredients
- 400g cooked gammon, cut into pieces
- 4 teaspoons oil
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove peeled and finely chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
- 1 celery stick, diced
- 1 small glass red wine
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato purée
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 300ml hot ham or chicken stock
For the Bubble & Squeak Topping:
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 600g leftover roast potatoes or mash
- 400g leftover cabbage or spring greens
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C, 160°C Fan, Gas Mark 4
Add half the oil to a wide saucepan and set over a medium heat. When hot, add the onion and garlic and gently sweat for 10 minutes, until translucent and soft, but without colour.
Stir in the remaining vegetables and cook for a further 5 minutes. Increase the heat, pour in the wine and reduce by half. Stir in the thyme and tomato purée and cook for 1-2 minutes before mixing in the flour a little at a time.
Pour the stock a little at a time into the pan, mixing thoroughly with each addition until you have a nice thick, smooth sauce.Remove from the heat, stir through the gammon and check the seasoning. Set aside until needed.
To make the bubble and squeak topping, set a frying pan over a medium heat and add the remaining oil. Gently fry the onion in the oil until soft and translucent, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely.
Mash the potato and greens together in a bowl using a fork (or pulse a few times in a food processor if you have one) until the two are well combined, then stir in the cold cooked onion.
Pour the gammon filling into a baking dish and evenly spread the bubble and squeak mash on top.
Use a fork to decorate the top of the mash, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes, until the top is golden and crispy.
Serve with a poached egg.
Additional Information
Recipe courtesy of Danny Kingston.
