Irish Colcannon (Creamy Potatoes and Cabbage)
photo by Mamas Kitchen Hope
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
directions
- Strip outer leaves from cabbage.
- Shred cabbage (or kale), place in a saucepan with water to cover the bottom and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until crisp-tender, about 5-10 minutes.
- Drain well.
- (opt.) Liquefy in blender.
- Boil potatoes in a separate kettle, covered with water, until tender.
- In a small saucepan cook leeks or onions and cream(or milk) about 10 minutes.
- Mash potatoes then season with salt, pepper and mace.
- Mix in the onions and milk.
- Combine the potato mixture with cabbage or kale, beating it to a pale green fluff over low heat.
- Pour into a deep warmed dish.
- Dab with butter or margarine.
- NOTE: Leftovers can be fried in oil until crisp and brown on both sides.
- OPTION: Substitute ground nutmeg for mace.
Questions & Replies
Reviews
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I'd picked this out for St. Paddy's Day then at the last minute changed the menu so only got around to making it now. What a waste to have waited so long - the taste is so much more flavorful and hearty than regular potatoes and the mace gave it just the right touch. Really enjoyed this, made as directed only change was to cut the amount in half for the two of us and still have plenty left to make some potatoe cakes today that I'm sure will be just as good.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
luvinlif2k
Bowie, Maryland
I grew up in PA Dutch country and now live in the suburbs of D.C. I am a homemaker and love to play with my kids who are now 9 and 6. My favorite room in the house is the kitchen. My children used to be explorative eaters... anything went. They are becoming more discriminating ... OK, picky ... so my newest challenge is finding interesting dishes that will meet their tastes. This usually means not admitting to specific ingredients or making them unnoticeable (such as onions). I'm loving the ability to practically pulverize my onions quickly with my food chopper. I love experimenting with different culinary traditions. When I find the time to play in the kitchen uninterrupted, dinner can be quite an adventure at our house. My ultimate month off would be to spend a month travelling around the world as a food critic. - send me back to St-Jean-De-Luz in SW France for Chipirones (a fabulous squid dish)along the bay! My favorite cookbooks are:Extending the Table by Joetta Handrich Schlabach, The Williamsburg Cookbook, The Burger Meisters by Marcel Desaulniers, The Common Grill Cookbook by Chef Craig Common, America's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes by Donna Washburn & Heather Butt, and most recently, the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Book (I finally got a countertop ice cream freezer!)(Update on 03/17/09- hm! Not many changes!)