Classic Colcannon

Name: Classic Colcannon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 -4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut in quarters; 2 tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons light cream; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 2 cups chopped cabbage; 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine; 1/4 cup chopped onion; 2 tablespoons butter (for frying)

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Submitted by Jan H.

"This colcannon recipe came from a Prince Edward Island, Canada, cookbook, if I remember correctly. I do not know the title to it or if it is still in print. There are many different recipes for colcannon, but this one is my favorite, the only one I make now."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 6

ingredients

3 -4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut in quarters
2 tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons light cream
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon pepper
2 cups chopped cabbage
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
¹⁄₄ cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons butter (for frying)

directions

Cook potatoes in boiling water till tender; drain, reserving water.
Place in a large bowl.
Mash with hand masher till well-mashed.
(I find the electric mixer makes it too gooey).
Add milk, salt and pepper and beat till fluffy.
In the same saucepan as potatoes were cooked in, cook cabbage in reserved potato water for 6 to 8 minutes, until tender.
Drain.
Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in frying pan and saute onion until tender.
Add mashed potato and cooked cabbage to the onion.
Heat throughly, stirring constantly.
Place in a heated serving dish.
Serve hot, topped with butter.

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Reviews

Made this recipe for dinner yesterday. it was great! My children loved it. I tweeked it a bit by adding a package of bacon (cooked and chopped) a la a recipe seen on the Food Network...a good addition and made it more of a meal than a side-dish! Thanks for the recipe! Will make it again, the children are insisting.

AllyC
I thought they needed a little more salt and pepper. Nice to have some greens with mashed potatoes. Thanks for posting.

Catbird
Great recipe. I actually prefer regular onion to scallions so I was glad to see that's what was being used in this recipe. Thank you.

Katanashrp
Had a St. Patrick's Day themed dinner party last night and everyone loved this recipe for Colcannon. It was delicious! We served as a side to Recipe #427928. We will definitely make this Colcannon again, any time of year. Thanks for posting!

Dr. Jenny
Crazy good. I made as stated except I cooked the potatoes and the cabbage at the same time in different pots. Would make again, very hearty, simple and delicious.

Shannon V. Holmes

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Tweaks

This was a wonderful side dish next to corned beef. I used sour cream in place of the cream and they turned out perfectly. Will definitely make again.

Cook4_6
Excellent recipe! Tried it tonight with a non cabbage eater who definitely enjoyed it! Definitely will try again but will probably use more onion next time. Also used H&H instead of milk and even with electric mixer it had a good even texture. Also I used kosher salt instead of table salt which gives it a nicer flavor.

southcitygal
I used red potatoes and scallions (green onions) instead of regular onions so it turned out sort of like champ. I fried some bacon and then sauteed the scallions in bacon grease with some minced garlic. Once the onions wilted, I threw in only 1 Tbsp of the butter and finished cooking the cabbage in the bacon grease/butter/garlic/scallion mixture before adding to the potato mixture (which I also cut out the extra salt and cut down the butter to 1 Tbsp because of the bacon grease). Mixed in the crumbled cooked bacon and served with Recipe #21111 and the glaze seen in Recipe #158342. I'll definitely be serving this colcannon again; maybe next time, I will try adding kale instead of cabbage for a nutritional boost.

TGL2368
Used 4 potatoes, 3 cups cabbage, at least 1/2 cup onions and 1/4 teaspoon salt with 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt. Added more salt to taste. Substituted 2 tablespoons sour cream for butter, and otherwise used 1 tablespoon butter for frying. This is one excellent substitute for regular mashed potatoes:D Has plenty of vitamin C, and is a good use of leftover potatoes, onions and cabbage (which it seems I often have sitting in the fridge). Highly recommended, good for the whole family, but if you want to intensify the taste I recommend playing around with it a bit. I can see adding more onions and garlic, maybe jalapeno too if you are into hot. BF enjoyed this too. Will be eating some leftovers for breakfast tomorrow, a guaranteed indication that it was a big hit with me. Thanks!

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