Irish Colcannon (Winter Vegetable Casserole)

Miss Annie's Note:

A traditional Irish dish. This dish may also be made in a crock pot.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb potato , sliced
• 2 medium parsnips , peeled and sliced
• 2 medium leeks
• 1 cup milk
• 1 lb kale or 1 lb cabbage
• ½ teaspoon mace
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 bunch fresh parsley , chopped

Directions:

1. Cook the potatoes and parsnips in water until tender.
2. While these are cooking, chop leeks (greens as well as whites) and simmer in the milk until soft.
3. Next, cook the kale or cabbage and have warm and well chopped.
4. Drain the potatoes, season with mace, garlic, salt and pepper, and beat well.
5. Add the cooked leeks and milk (be careful not to break down the leeks too much).
6. Finally, blend in the kale or cabbage and butter.
7. The texture should be that of a smooth-buttery potato with well distributed pieces of leek and kale.
8. Garnish with parsley.
9. Colcannon is also made by cooking layered vegetables, starting with potatoes, in a slow-cooker during the day.
10. Drain vegetables, blend with milk and margarine as above and garnish with parsley.

Reviews

[Rhondapalooza]

This is fabulous and a definite keeper for us. I omitted the mace due to personal preference, and increased the potatoes used to 2.5 lbs (1 lb just didn't seem like enough for 6-8 servings, nor did it seem like 1 lb would provide the right balance with the amount of leeks, cabbage, etc.). We served it with grilled pork chops and it was very delicious! I think it would be great with a slice of prime rib and some au jus too! YUM! Or with meatloaf! Or... ;) Thanks for sharing!

[sarikat]

This is my new favorite comfort food. SO flavorful and delicious. I did use actual mace. This recipe requires a lot of pots and pans, but the cleanup is totally worth it. Thanks Miss Annie!

[Chef #880331]

YUMMY! I'm from Ireland, and I loved this recipe. Traditional colcannon is simply potato, cabbage, milk, butter, salt and pepper (it is a simple, easy, staple meal for some people here). This version gives it an interesting twist, lovely taste. Will try again. Colcannon goes great with bacon or gammon!