Irish Colcannon (Creamy Potatoes and Cabbage)

luvinlif2k's Note:

This dish is a favorite to be served on All Saints Day in Ireland. It is also said that it was a favorite of Jonathan Swift.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb cabbage or 1 lb kale
• 1 lb potato , peeled and diced (about 4 potatoes)
• 2 small leeks or 2 small onions or 6 green onions with tops , chopped
• ½ cup cream or ½ cup milk
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8; teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄8; teaspoon mace

Directions:

1. Strip outer leaves from cabbage.
2. Shred cabbage (or kale), place in a saucepan with water to cover the bottom and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat and simmer until crisp-tender, about 5-10 minutes.
4. Drain well.
5. (opt.) Liquefy in blender.
6. Boil potatoes in a separate kettle, covered with water, until tender.
7. In a small saucepan cook leeks or onions and cream(or milk) about 10 minutes.
8. Mash potatoes then season with salt, pepper and mace.
9. Mix in the onions and milk.
10. Combine the potato mixture with cabbage or kale, beating it to a pale green fluff over low heat.
11. Pour into a deep warmed dish.
12. Dab with butter or margarine.
13. NOTE: Leftovers can be fried in oil until crisp and brown on both sides.
14. OPTION: Substitute ground nutmeg for mace.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

Who needs a main dish? I could eat this all by itself! I used the cabbage and the leeks. I didn't do the optional step of liquifying the cooked cabbage. I like the slight crunch in the mashed potatoes. I added just a little bit more salt. This is a real keeper! Thanx for sharing it.

[Beks429]

A friend brought this to a pot luck party a couple months ago, and I ended up eating about half of it, despite not especially liking cabbage or leeks. I've been trying to find a recipe for a while to make my family try it, but I forgot what it was called... finally found one!

[sconehead]

This was really yummy! Thanks for the recipe! I did use the suggestion to use nutmeg (mainly because I didn't have mace) and I added 3 cloves of grated garlic. Even my 13 year old daughter loved it! Thanks for sharing!