Traditional Rumbledethumps Recipe

Traditional Rumbledethumps Recipe

from scottishscran.com
50 min

Rumbledethumps is a Scottish side dish consisting of creamy mashed potato, with sliced cabbage and sometimes fried onions stirred through it, before it's topped with cheese and baked in the oven.

Ingredients

  • 1kg of potatoes (approx 2lbs)
  • 1 savoy cabbage (250g or 0.5lb)
  • 75g of butter (0.1lb)
  • 100g of mature cheddar cheese (0.2lb)
  • 2 small onions (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Prepare the potatoes by peeling them and chopping them up. 

  2. 2

    Boil the potatoes for 15-20 mins until they are soft.

  3. 3

    Slice the onion if you are using it and fry it until softened. Then set aside.

  4. 4

    Slice the cabbage roughly and cook in 50g butter until it is softened. It will seem like a lot but don't worry; it wilts down in the pan and then again when you stir it with the potatoes.

  5. 5

    Once the potatoes are ready, mash them up with the remaining butter and season them to taste. 

  6. 6

    Preheat the oven to 180C

  7. 7

    Mix the cooked cabbage and the onion through the mashed potatoes. 

  8. 8

    Put the potato and cabbage mixture into an ovenproof dish.

  9. 9

    Top with grated cheese and then bake for 15-20 mins or until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown.

  10. 10

    Serve with your chosen main meal.