There's Nothing Wrong with Leftovers

Leftovers. When applied to food it really isn't a very appealing word. Implying everything from dull to unwanted and possibly disgusting, why on earth would anyone want to eat leftovers?

Funnily enough, something left from a previous meal can be unbelievably enticing. A cold roast potato sitting in the fridge is just begging to be snatched and eaten there and then.



If you can wait long enough, more often than not, surplus cold cooked vegetables can be made into a completely new meal.

We were quite good over Christmas and did not have too much left over, however as always I did do too much veg on purpose. Some sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts, a few roast parsnips and carrots and there should have been some roast potatoes, but they were snaffled up sooner.



I made a tasty brunch using the aforementioned vegetables, but had to cook some potato to bind everything together into a type of bubble and squeak/hash cake. With the addition of some small pieces of smoked brie, extra seasoning and an egg to stick it all together. Just chop and mash everything until it can be moulded into a round flat cake shape, dust with flour and shallow fry in a little oil until crispy and warmed through.

I served them with cranberry sauce mixed with some chilli sauce for added zip.



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