For the sake of presentation, I form the mix into patties and shallow fried in a pan. Now, this does not make for prettiest of dishes when made this way. How I was taught to make it by my mother is, after mixing it all gets put in a pan with melted butter and cook until the potato is browned. This bubble and squeak recipe is very similar to Irish colcannon (pic below) which is a mix of mashed potato and cabbage, bubble and squeak is cooked again after mixing, where colcannon is served more like mashed potato.Ī great use of Sunday dinner, Thanksgiving or Christmas leftovers that included mashed potato.ĭepending on what you had for your roast dinner, there’s any combination of ingredients that can be used but there must be potato as the main ingredient. It wasn’t until around 1951 that the meat was omitted and only potatoes and vegetables started to be used and that has carried on until now. It is said that this dish originates back to 1770 and originally contained meat, boiled beef actually. Leftover mashed potato is mixed with leftover cabbage and cooked in butter. Come on in and say hi to Harlan any night we’re open, he’ll be right at the front of our kitchen.Bubble and Squeak is the funny name given to a dish made of leftovers from a British roast dinner. His work ethic is infectious and is always aimed at achieving the highest of culinary standards. He worked under the critically acclaimed Chef Joshua Ketner, learning to marry PanAsian cuisine with French culinary technique before being appointed our sous chef and finally, Chef de Cuisine in the Fall of 2015.Īs a leader, Harlan is constantly teaching and pushing his team to put the utmost consideration into flavor and technique. Harlan’s exciting sense of cuisine comes with unexpected gastronomic riffs, and an uncanny ability to balance flavor, texture, aroma and seasonality.

A member of the Peerless family since 2011, he has an endearing commitment to innovative flavor combinations that have been translated into some of Oregon’s most talked about plates. Passion for food runs through the veins of Chef Harlan Brooks and he wasted no time finding his voice in the Peerless kitchen.

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