Rumbledethumps — Scottish Cabbage-Potato Bake

Ingredients

• 2 lb potatoes, boiled for mash
• 3 cups Cabbage, shredded
• 1 leek or onion, sliced
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1 cup grated cheddar
• Salt, pepper, chive handful

Method

1. Mash the potatoes with half the butter, properly seasoned.
2. Soften the Cabbage and leek in the remaining butter until silky with golden edges, 8 minutes.
3. Fold vegetables into mash with half the cheese — the 'rumble'. The 'thump' is optional but encouraged.
4. Pile into a baking dish, rough up the top with a fork, and crown with the rest of the cheese.
5. Bake at 400°F (205°C) 20 minutes until bronzed and bubbling. Serve as lunch with a salad or beside sausages — Borders farmhouse thrift that outlived the farms.