Colcannon

Marisa Cormier's Note:

Courtesy of Tyler Florence "Tyler's Ultimate". He traveled to Ireland to get this one and it is YUMMY!

• Total Time: 2 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 lbs potatoes , scrubbed
• 1 cup butter
• 1 ¼ cups hot milk
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 head cabbage , cored and finely shredded
• 1 lb ham or 1 lb bacon , cooked the day before
• 4 scallions , finely chopped
• chopped fresh parsley leaves , for garnish

Directions:

1. Steam the potatoes in their skins for 30 minutes.
2. Peel them using a knife and fork.
3. Chop with a knife before mashing.
4. Mash thoroughly to remove all the lumps.
5. Add 1 stick of butter in pieces.
6. Gradually add hot milk, stirring all the time.
7. Season with a few grinds of black pepper.
8. Boil the cabbage in unsalted water until it turns a darker color.
9. Add 2 tablespoons butter to tenderize it.
10. Cover with lid for 2 minutes.
11. Drain thoroughly before returning it to the pan.
12. Chop into small pieces.
13. Put the ham in a large saucepan and cover with water.
14. Bring to the boil and simmer for 45 minutes until tender.
15. Drain.
16. Remove any fat and chop into small pieces.
17. Add cabbage, scallions, and ham to mashed potatoes, stirring them in gently.
18. Serve in individual soup plates.
19. Make an indentation on the top by swirling a wooden spoon.
20. Put 1 tablespoon of butter into each indentation.
21. Sprinkle with parsley.

Reviews

[miss_treated1]

I made this recipe with one change: after cooking 1 package of bacon, I fried the shredded cabbage in the bacon drippings. Then I crumbled the bacon and added them to the mashers and cabbage. This was my contribution to a St Patty's Day potluck and people were scraping the bowl for more. They ate more of the colcannon than even the corned beef! Excellent recipe, thank you!

[Southern Lady]

Colcannon is the comfort food to Ireland as Macaroni & Cheese is to the U.S. (especially down South). I saw this episode with Tyler and wrote down the recipe. I made when DH was out of town (doesn't care for cabbage), and I was in heaven. The flavors are well blended (cabbage isn't over-powering) and dish is tasty. I highly recommend everyone try it. Thanks, Marisa!

[Chef #1295522]

firstly, definintely not the greatest of colcannon recipes, it lack the real traditional touches and presents nothing of a modern twist. secondly, one of the most typical irish dishes made the "traditional british way"? there is no traditional british way for irish dishes. it makes me sad when this kind of colonialist attitude stretches as far as raping the gastronomy of such a richly cultured nation.