Colcannon
By Groceree
Also known as Irish Colcannon
Buttery mashed potato folded with shredded savoy cabbage and spring onions cooked in milk, served with a well of melting butter in the middle. Irish comfort food, traditional at Halloween.
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- Servings
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 40 min
Ingredients
floury potatoes1 kg
savoy cabbage½
spring onions4
whole milk200 ml
butter100 g
salt1 tsp
white pepper¼ tsp
Instructions
- 01
Boil the peeled and quartered in salted water until tender, then drain and leave to steam dry for a few minutes.
- 02
Meanwhile, cook the finely shredded in 15 g of the for 5 minutes until just tender.
- 03
Warm the with the sliced for 3 minutes.
- 04
Mash the with 60 g of the , then beat in the hot and until creamy.
- 05
Fold in the and season with and .
- 06
Serve with a hollow in the top filled with the rest of the .
Notes
- Cook the cabbage separately and fold it in, so it stays green and a little crisp.
- Heat the milk before adding, or the mash turns gluey.
- At Halloween a ring or coin was hidden inside; whoever found it would marry within the year.
- Kale, stripped from its stalks and shredded, can replace the cabbage.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 440 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 22 g
Estimated from the ingredients.
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