Colcannon
HB-6611 · Hand-built original · Irish
An Irish mash of potatoes beaten with milk, butter and wilted kale or cabbage, with minced green onions folded through and extra butter melting on top.
IrishSide0 minServes 6157 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal
Main ingredient: potatoes
Servings:6quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 4 russet potatoes (2 to 2 1/2 pounds), peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- Salt, to taste
- 5 to 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for serving
- 3 lightly packed cups chopped kale, cabbage, chard, or other leafy green
- 3 green onions, minced (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 cup milk or cream
Method
- Put the peeled potato pieces in a medium pot, cover them with cold water by at least an inch, add 2 tablespoons of salt and boil them for 15 to 20 minutes until a fork slides in easily, then drain them well.
- Return the empty pot to medium-high heat, melt the 5 to 6 tablespoons of butter in it and add the chopped kale, cabbage, chard or other leafy green, cooking the greens for 3 to 4 minutes until they wilt.
- Stir the minced green onions into the wilted greens and cook for 1 minute more so their sharpness softens.
- Pour the milk or cream into the pot, tip the drained potatoes back in, drop the heat to medium and mash everything together with a fork or potato masher until the potatoes and greens are evenly mixed.
- Taste the colcannon and add salt as needed, then serve it hot in a mound with a knob of extra butter melting into a well in the centre.
Total: 0h 35m
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
157 kcalCalories
4.4 gProtein
32.9 gCarbs
1.4 gFat
0.5 gSaturates
0.2 gFibre
102 mgSodium
2 mgCholesterol
709 mgPotassium
56 mgCalcium
0.7 mgIron
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data