How To make Colcannon (Traditional Irish Dish)
7 lg Potatoes (or more)
1 ea Large bunch kale greens
1/4 c Butter
Milk or cream as needed 4 ea Strips of bacon, cut up
1 tb Onion, minced
Salt & pepper to taste Peel and boil 7 or 8 med. to lge. potatoes until done. Remove stalks from leaves of kale greens and tear or chop into very small pcs. Bring to a boil with a bit of bacon and simmer while potatoes cook. Mash the potatoes with 1/4 c. of butter and milk or cream as needed. Add salt and pepper. Drain the chopped, cooked kale. (You should have about twice as many potatoes as kale. Mix the two together with 1 tb. minced onion. Correct seasoning and serve with butter. NOTE: Colcannon is a mixture of buttered greens and potatoes. Traditionally concannon was eaten at Halloween. A heaping portion is dished onto each plate. A well is made in the center of the mount to hold a generous portion of butter. The colcannon is eaten from around the outside in. You take a scoop, dip it in the well of butter in the center and eat. With a glass of buttermilk, the WAS a meal in itself. In the Midlands, colcannon is called "thump". In the north and western parts of Ireland it is called "champ". To tell fortunes on Halloween, a ring and a silver coin were mixed into the colcannon...whoever got the ring was soon to marry and whoever got the coin would be wealthy.
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Colcannon is a traditional Irish recipe consisting of mashed potatoes and cooked cabbage. It also had some nuances to it as ingredients were added, or taken away, depending on what was available in the garden. You may see some colcannon recipes with pork, and you may not.
This is commonly served on big occasions and widely celebrated at Halloween in Ireland. Colcannon is a staple side dish at big occasions with friends and family alongside pork or lamb, but it is absolutely filling enough to eat it as is as a main course.
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Ingredients for this recipe:
• 8 ounces unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 8 ounces sliced bacon, thickly sliced
• 1 thinly sliced leek
• 1 head thinly sliced savoy cabbage, stem removed
• 2 pounds peeled and thinly sliced russet potatoes
• 2 pounds peeled and thinly sliced Yukon gold potatoes
• 1 bunch thinly sliced green onions
• salt and ground white pepper to taste
Colcannon Recipe
Colcannon is a delicious Irish side dish of mashed potatoes infused with sauteed greens. It’s creamy, comforting, and very simple to make!
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Discover the warmth of Irish tradition with our homemade Colcannon recipe! ???? A perfect blend of creamy mashed potatoes and flavorful cabbage, it's Ireland's comfort food at its finest. In this video tutorial, I will show you the old way it was made in Ireland x
How to Make Traditional Irish Colcannon Recipe
Traditional Irish Colcannon
Timings.
• Prep Time: 10 mins.
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins.
Servings. 6.
Ingredients.
• 2 kg Potatoes, Rooster, Kerr’s Pinks, Maris Pipers, King Edwards
• 3 Medium Onions, peeled and chopped.
• 1 Head of Cabbage, washed and sliced thinly.
• ¼ cup (100g/3 ½ oz) Butter.
• ¾ cup (175ml/6 fl oz) Warm Milk.
• 1 tsp White Pepper.
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Butter, to serve.
Method.
1. Peel and chop the onions.
2. Peel the potatoes and if large, cut them in half.
3. Remove the outer leaves from the cabbage and set them to one side.
4. Cut the cabbage in half removing the core before slicing it thinly, place in a cauldron and wash it.
5. Place the onions in a large saucepan, followed by the sliced cabbage, and finally arrange the potatoes on top.
6. Cover the potatoes completely with the cabbage leaves.
7. Place on medium-high heat and bring to a boil before reducing the heat and simmering until the potatoes are soft in the centre, remove from the heat.
8. Strain off the water and place the lid on the potatoes for 5 minutes.
9. Add pepper, salt, 100g of butter and warm milk and mash until smooth.
10. In Ireland there is a tradition of adding a coin or ring to the colcannon - if you are doing this wrap it in some tin foil and hide it in the colcannon.
11. Serve in a large bowl and using a spoon make a hollow in the centre and add some more butter.
12. Mmm, Scrummy!!!