You’ve all heard that the Irish love potatoes and serve them with most dishes. What you may not know are some recipes that are actually used. Standard mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, and french fries aren’t what you’ll find. One of the most popular is Colcannon. This dish is a hearty peasant dish that is inexpensive and uses ingredients that most households have. It’s a great way to sneak in some greens, especially if you tell the kids that the Leprechauns turned the mashed potatoes green! Being the good Irish girl that I am, I love these hearty dishes year round, but for those that want to add something to their corned beef or stew this St. Patty’s day, try this dish. I really think you’ll enjoy eating your veggies this way!
The keys to this dish are cooking the cabbage just right and butter. Lots of butter! This is a hearty, rich side dish so don’t skimp! If you really want to up the richness factor, you can substitute cream for milk, but I enjoy the extra butter instead. The well with melted butter is key, besides the “yum” factor it shows at the table, it’s that last bit of warm butter to adorn the top of the potatoes, giving it that extra rich topping.
Colcannon
Ingredients
- 5lbs Russet potatoes
- 1 head of green cabbage, shredded
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 8 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided
- salt and pepper to taste
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In a small saucepan or kettle, boil some water. About 2 cups.
Peel and cube potatoes. Add to a large pot of salted water and boil, cooking until the potatoes are fork tender.
While the potatoes are cooking, add cabbage to a large saute pan. Pour your boiling water over the cabbage until it is just covered. Turn heat on medium-low and stir cabbage for 3 to 4 minutes, until cabbage has turned a darker green and just wilted. Error on the side of under cooking versus over cooking the cabbage. Drain cabbage very well in a colander, return to saute pan and add 2 tablespoons of butter. Set aside while butter melts.
Drain potatoes in a colander and return to pot. Add milk and the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter and mash potatoes, using a potato masher, not a mixer! Stir until a combined. Then, add cabbage and stir until well combined. Salt and Pepper to taste. Spoon into your serving dish and make a well and place a dab of butter inside.
Source: The Way to His Heart
2 comments
dina said:
March 10, 2014 at 11:01 pm
looks like a great potato dish!
Bill Milau said:
March 30, 2014 at 3:15 pm
Delicious colcannon ! Served at brunch with a corned beef and cheese fritatta, fruit salad and irish soda bread……a very late St. Paddy’s Day observation.