Irish Mashed Potatoes Colcannon Recipes

COLCANNON RECIPE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes with the garlic for 15 - 20 minutes until cooked through.
• While the potatoes are cooking, melt 100g of the butter in a small frying pan and saute the cabbage and spring onions for 3 - 4 minutes until softened.
• Drain the potatoes and mash (leave the garlic in).
• Add the cabbage and spring onions (including the butter they were cooked in) to the potatoes.
• Meanwhile warm the remaining butter and cream until the butter is melted (I do this in the pan I fried the cabbage in). Add to the potato and cabbage mixture.
• Add the chives and plenty of salt and pepper and stir until throughly combined. Serve immediately with extra butter and chives to garnish.

COLCANNON MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes and 2 tablespoons salt in a large pot. Add enough water to cover the potatoes by at least 1 inch and bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer until the potatoes are cooked through and fork tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the half-and-half, butter, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, then turn off then heat and set aside.
• Drain the potatoes and pass through a ricer into a large bowl. Remove the garlic from the half-and-half mixture. Stir the half-and-half mixture, cabbage, three-quarters of the green onions and salt and pepper to taste into the potatoes until combined. Top with the remaining green onions and extra pepper.

IRISH MASHED POTATOES (COLCANNON)

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in water until tender.
• Drain.
• While potatoes are cooking; Melt butter in large skillet.
• Add chopped onion and cook for 5 minutes.
• Stir in kale and cook 5 more minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Mash potatoes, milk, sour cream, salt and pepper with mixer.
• Stir in kale mixture.