Champ
"Champ is the name of a mashed potato dish served in Scotland and Ireland. The potatoes are often mixed with other vegetables such as leeks or even mashed beetroot when they acquire different regional names. Champ should be piled up steaming hot on individual plates and a crate made in the centre of each one, filled with melted butter. Each forkful is then dipped into this molten golden pool."
photo by der_misanthrope
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 5 fluid ounce milk
- 10 spring onions, chopped and cooked in the milk
- salt and pepper
- 680.38 g freshly cooked hot mashed potatoes
- 59.16 ml melted butter
directions
- Cook the chopped spring onions, green part as well as white, in the milk; drain, but reserve the milk.
- Season the mashed potatoes to taste, and then add the spring onions.
- Beat well together and add enough hot milk to make the dish creamy and smooth.
- Put onto 4 individual plates, make a well in the centre of each portion and pour a tablespoon (or more) of melted butter into each.
- The dry potato is dipped into the well of butter when eating.
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Reviews
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Next time I mash potatoes, this is how I'll be doing them! YYUUUUUUUMM! 'CHAMP' is a brand name for dog food here in New Zealand! .... I'm sure our pooche would LLOOOOVE your recipe!!.... ...If I make extra maybe I could mix some up with HIS 'Champ' food!!! -
These were the very best potatoes ever! They were fluffy and so delicious. We couldn't believe we'd never tried them before and can't imagine we'll make them any other way from now on! I even bought some lovely Irish butter to pool in the center. I used five pounds of red skinned potatoes, and the other portions seemed just right for them. Thanks Miller for another wonderful, informative recipe. Bless you. -
This is an awesome way to serve potatos. I accidently put a touch too much milk in and it would have been perfect just a little drier - recommend that you add milk gradually. -
We love champ!!! I never follow a recipe for it but this is the closest to what I do but I serve it with sour cream with a pat of butter in the center of the portion, inside a divot I press into it. Give it a try that way! It’s delicious!! -
Made this exactly as directed and it came out awefully pretty but ... gummy is the only description I can think of. I may have slightly over cooked the potatoes and that may have been the contributing factor, but they did not go over very well and I'm not sure I'll be trying them again. Thanks for the recipe anyway. :)
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Millereg
Christmas Island
Gavin "Miller" Duncan passed away November 12, 2004 in Laurel, MD from complications of a "broken" heart. The outpouring of support from the Recipezaar community while his health was declining was a huge comfort to him and even "perked him up" a bit in his final month. Miller was a huge asset to Recipezaar, not only due to his incredible collection of recipes, but his participation in the forums. Miller was known for his wonderful low-sodium recipes, his warmth, and last, but not least, his wicked, dry sense of humor.
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Chairman Kaga:
When he says “Ion Shff”, he really means “Iron Chef” or, perhaps, “I need a Kleenex”
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Chef Paula Deen:
When she says “awl”, she really means “oil”.
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When she says “bring the water to a bawl”, I have no clue what she means - I thought you could only make a baby “bawl”.
And, boys and girls, you can easily Deenize the sentences that you use in your very own kitchen, such as “All y’all can bawl your corn in olive awl or wrap it in aluminum fawl”.
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Emeril Lagasse:
When he says “confectionery sugar’, he really means “confectioners’ sugar”.
When he says “pappa-reeka”, he really means “paprika”.
When he says “inside of”, he really means “in”.
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Iron Chef Morimoto:
When he says “Foo Netwu”, he really means “Food Network”.
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Dessert Dude Jacques Torres:
When he says “I going”, he really means “I am going”. (The verb “to be” has apparently been deleted from the French language.)
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Spit Boy Jamie Oliver:
When he says “whack it in the oven”, he really means “I am into hot, kinky stuff”.
When he says “Bob’s yer uncle”, what he really means is “you’d better ask your aunt how well she REALLY knew that mailman named Robert”.
When he says “rocket”, he really means “an older weapon being used in Iraq”.
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Numerous chefs:
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Giggly-Wiggly Rachael Ray:
When she says “EVOO”, she really means “don’t use BOCO (boring old corn oil)”.
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Two Fat Ladies:
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