Champ -- a Mashed Potato Dish (Ireland)

Sydney Mike's Note:

This recipe comes from the 1983 cookbook, Traditional British Cooking.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 8 medium potatoes, peeled, sliced
• 1 medium onion, sliced thin
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk (actually ALMOST 1 1/2 cups)
• 4 green onions, trimmed
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/8 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. In lightly salted boiling water, cook potatoes until just tender, about 15-20 minutes, then drain.
2. In a saucepan over low heat, cook the onion in buttermilk for 5 minutes.
3. Add onion & buttermilk to potatoes & mash well, to a creamy consistency.
4. Finely chop green onions & beat into the potato mixture along with the butter, then season with salt & pepper, to taste.

Reviews

[TeresaS]

Loved this dish. The slight tang from the buttermilk gives it it's uniqueness. You get a nice crunch from the onions. I whipped mine till it was smooth but next time I think I will just mash them so there's a bit more texture. I threw them under the broiler for a few minutes to give them a nice brown color. Yum! Thanks for posting. :)

[weekend cooker]

I believe that this was the first time adding onions to mashed potatoes, really enjoyed it. Also liked the idea of buttermilk added here too. It really gave this AN EXTRA ZING to it. Have to put this in my files. Would be great for that weeknight hurry up dish for us and the kids. Definately a Zaar Stars hit.

[Chef #570804 Halifax Liz]

Finally a recipe that is really Irish Champ. We always peeled the potatoes and also added some parsley. Thanks again for a great contribution.