Colcannon (Mashed Potatoes With Cabbage)

Name: Colcannon (Mashed Potatoes With Cabbage)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 medium potatoes (about 2 lbs.); 1/2 head cabbage, shredded (about 3 cups); 6 scallions, chopped; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup milk; 1/4 cup butter; 1 teaspoon salt; pepper

Submitted by pammyowl

"This dish is traditionally served in Ireland at Hallowe'en with a coin buried in it. Whoever gets the coin in their serving has good fortune coring their way!"

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 6

ingredients

6 medium potatoes (about 2 lbs.)
¹⁄₂ head cabbage, shredded (about 3 cups)
6 scallions, chopped
¹⁄₄ cup water
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₃ cup milk
¹⁄₄ cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
pepper

directions

Peel the potatoes, cut into 1" chunks.Boil or steam the potatoes in salted water until fork tender, about 30 minutes. , drain.
Steam the cabbage, scallions, 1/4 cup water and 1/8 tsp.salt to boiling, reduce heat and cook until crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
To the potatoes, add the milk, 1 teaspoons salt, pepper. and butter. Mash until smooth.
Stir in cabbage and scallions.
Dot with butter and serve. (Don't forget to tuck a coin in for luck!).

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Reviews

This went along with roast beef tonight. Selected largely because I had some aging cabbage that was taking up room in an overcrowded ZWT fridge, lol. Glad that I did, I had 4 at the table and 3 of us really enjoyed while DH was his usual curmudgeon self (he misses out on so much good stuff!). Anyway, I just followed the recipe and had a very nice side, the gravy tasted good on it too. :D

Annacia
I scaled for 3 serves which were generous and delicious. As my cabbage was rather large I used less than a 1/4 of it, thank you, made for pammyowl's cookathon in her memory in Name that Ingredient tag game.

I'mPat
Really liked this with the addition of cabbage and scallions. Tasty! Made for Football Pool 2012.

pamela t.
Nice side to a chicken dish with gravy! Was so intrigued by a dish combining potatoes and cabbage! My first forage into this concept. Made as directed for Make My Recipe Aussie tag game. Thanks, pammyowl!

mersaydees
Colcannon is one of our favorite winter sides and this one did not disappoint. The scallions made a nice mild change from the onion we normally use. Thanks for the post.

Debbwl

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