Irish colcannon is a hearty and flavorful potato dish that is traditionally served on Halloween or St. Patrick's Day. It is made with mashed potatoes, cabbage, and other vegetables, and can be customized with a variety of ingredients to suit your taste. Whether you like your colcannon simple or loaded with extras, there is sure to be a recipe out there that will satisfy your cravings.
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COLCANNON (IRISH POTATO) RECIPE
Fluffy potatoes with sautéed cabbage form a delicious Colcannon recipe.
Provided by Samantha
Categories Side Dish
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place potatoes in a medium sauce pan and cover by 1" with water. Bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes until tender. Drain, add 3 tbsp butter and milk and return potatoes to pot and mashed until desired consistency is reached.
- Meanwhile, add 1 tbsp of butter to a skillet and add cabbage and white parts of the green onion and sauté until cabbage is just starting to soften.
- Mix cabbage and potato together. Top with remaining butter and green onion.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Sodium 312 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving
COLCANNON
Steps:
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into 2-inch pieces. Add them to a Dutch oven and cover with 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons of salt. Boil, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes in a colander and set aside.
- In the same Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the cabbage or mixture of greens, the remaining 1 teaspoon of salt, and the pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the cabbage mixture ;is softened, about 5 minutes.
- Reserve 1/4 cup of the green onions for garnish and add the remaining green onion and garlic into the cabbage mixture. Cook, stirring often, until the garlic is lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the half-and-half and cook 2 to 3 minutes until warm. Add the potatoes, then mash and stir until the mixture is well combined. Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.
- Transfer the colcannon to a serving dish and top with more butter, if preferred. Sprinkle with the reserved 1/4 cup green onions.
COLCANNON
Colcannon Potatoes are an Irish mashed potato recipe with mixed with greens and scallions and LOTS of butter and cream. You can't go wrong with this green-filled dish on St. Patrick's Day!
Provided by Elise Bauer
Categories Side Dish Budget Comfort Food Cabbage Irish Kale Potato St. Patrick's Day
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Boil the potatoes: Put the potatoes in a medium pot and cover with cold water by at least an inch. Add 2 tablespoons of salt, and bring to a boil. Boil until the potatoes are fork tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain in a colander.
- Cook the greens and the green onions with butter: Return the pot to the stove and set over medium-high heat. Melt the butter in the pot and once it's hot, add the greens. Cook the greens for 3-4 minutes, or until they are wilted and have given off some of their water. Add the green onions and cook 1 minute more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 567 kcal, Carbohydrate 49 g, Cholesterol 113 mg, Fiber 6 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 25 g, Sodium 193 mg, Sugar 5 g, Fat 39 g, ServingSize Serves 4 as a side dish, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
COLCANNON
Provided by Food Network
Time 2h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Steam the potatoes in their skins for 30 minutes. Peel them using a knife and fork. Chop with a knife before mashing. Mash thoroughly to remove all the lumps. Add 1 stick of butter in pieces. Gradually add hot milk, stirring all the time. Season with a few grinds of black pepper.
- Boil the cabbage in unsalted water until it turns a darker color. Add 2 tablespoons butter to tenderize it. Cover with lid for 2 minutes. Drain thoroughly before returning it to the pan. Chop into small pieces.
- Put the ham in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 45 minutes until tender. Drain. Remove any fat and chop into small pieces.
- Add cabbage, scallions, and ham to mashed potatoes, stirring them in gently.
- Serve in individual soup plates. Make an indentation on the top by swirling a wooden spoon. Put 1 tablespoon of butter into each indentation. Sprinkle with parsley.
COLCANNON
Categories Milk/Cream Potato Side Vegetarian Quick & Easy Cabbage Gourmet
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into 1-inch pieces. In a saucepan cover the potatoes with salted water and simmer them, covered, for 15 minutes, or until they are tender. While the potatoes are simmering, in a steamer set over boiling water steam the cabbage for 5 minutes, or until it is tender. Drain the potatoes in a colander, force them through a ricer or the medium disk of a food mill into a bowl, and stir in the milk, the butter, the cabbage, and salt and pepper to taste.
CLASSIC COLCANNON
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.
Provided by Jan H.
Categories Potato
Time 1h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 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.
COLCANNON
Steps:
- Trim the cabbage, discarding tough outer leaves and the hard core. Cut it into quarters and steam the quarters until barely tender. Chop them fine and set aside.
- Meanwhile, steam or boil the potatoes until they are tender. Mash them and season them with salt and pepper to taste. Mix in the cabbage.
- In a large nonstick skillet, soften the onion in two tablespoons of the butter. Mix it with the cabbage and potatoes. Return the mixture to the pan and fry until it is browned on the bottom. Put a plate over the pan and invert to turn the mixture onto it like a pancake. Heat the remaining tablespoon of butter in the pan. Brown the potatoes and cover the cabbage mixture on the other side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 194, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 529 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
COLCANNON RECIPE
Get a taste of Ireland with this hot and hearty Colcannon Recipe. Not only is this Colcannon Recipe delicious, but it's also a Healthy Living recipe!
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories European
Time 40m
Yield 10 servings, 1/2 cup each
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cook potatoes in boiling water in large saucepan 20 min. or until tender.
- Meanwhile, cook and stir bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Add onions to reserved drippings; cook and stir 2 min. or until crisp-tender. Add water; stir to release browned bits from bottom of skillet. Add cabbage; mix well. Cover; cook 7 min. or until cabbage is tender and water is cooked off, stirring occasionally.
- Drain potatoes; return to pan. Add butter. Mash potatoes until creamy, gradually adding milk. Add cabbage mixture and bacon; mix well.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Fat 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 85 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g
COLCANNON
Side dishes don't come more Irish than creamy colcannon - try Kevin Dundon's version
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Side dish, Vegetable
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Tip the potatoes into a large saucepan of water. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 mins, or until the flesh is tender when pierced.
- Meanwhile, heat quarter of the butter in a saucepan, then fry the bacon and half the cabbage for 5 mins (see Kevin's tip, below, for how to use remaining cabbage). Turn off the heat and set aside. Drain potatoes in a colander and peel while still hot.
- Mash potato until smooth. Heat cream with remaining butter and, when almost boiling, beat into the potato. Add bacon and cabbage to potato and mix. Season if you want.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 364 calories, Fat 25 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 29 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 0.2 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium
COLCANNON
This is a recipe from County Mayo. It is traditional Halloween fare but good anytime! Kale can be substituted for cabbage.
Provided by Marc Boyer
Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, boil cabbage until tender; remove and chop or blend well. Set aside and keep warm. Boil potatoes until tender. Remove from heat and drain.
- Chop leeks, green parts as well as white, and simmer them in just enough milk to cover, until they are soft.
- Season and mash potatoes well. Stir in cooked leeks and milk. Blend in the kale or cabbage and heat until the whole is a pale green fluff. Make a well in the center and pour in the melted butter. Mix well.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.4 calories, Carbohydrate 28.6 g, Cholesterol 52.7 mg, Fat 19.7 g, Fiber 4.9 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 12.4 g, Sodium 179.8 mg, Sugar 7.3 g
COLCANNON POTATOES
Every Irish family has its own colcannon recipe, since it's a classic dish. My recipe comes from my father's family in Ireland. It's part of my St. Pat's menu, along with lamb chops, carrots and soda bread. -Marilou Robinson, Portland, Oregon
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place cabbage and 2 cups water in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until cabbage is tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, reserving cooking liquid; keep cabbage warm in separate dish., In same pan, combine potatoes and reserved cooking liquid. Add additional water to cover potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, place milk, green onions, salt and pepper in a small saucepan; bring just to a boil and remove from heat., Drain potatoes; place in a large bowl and mash. Add milk mixture; beat just until blended. Stir in cabbage. To serve, drizzle with butter; top with parsley and bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 168 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 361mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
COLCANNON
Provided by Jeannette Ferrary
Categories side dish
Time 35m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Boil or steam cabbage until tender.
- Simmer leeks in enough milk to cover them, just until tender.
- Cook potatoes in boiling water for 20 minutes, or until done. Drain and mash well with salt, pepper, mace and remaining milk to keep them creamy.
- Fold in cooked cabbage and leeks and beat until fluffy.
- Divide into 4 to 6 servings, make a well in the center of each and pour in melted butter.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 269, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 674 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- To make colcannon, start by boiling potatoes until tender. Then, mash them with butter, milk, and salt and pepper to taste.
- For a creamy colcannon, use heavy cream or sour cream instead of milk.
- Add chopped cooked cabbage to the mashed potatoes along with the butter, milk, and seasonings for a traditional Irish colcannon.
- For a vegetarian colcannon, add chopped cooked vegetables such as carrots, peas, or corn to the mashed potatoes.
- To make a hearty colcannon, add cooked sausage, bacon, or ground beef to the mashed potatoes.
- For a cheesy colcannon, add grated cheddar cheese or Parmesan cheese to the mashed potatoes.
- To make a crispy colcannon, top the mashed potatoes with grated Parmesan cheese and bake until golden brown.
- Serve colcannon hot with a dollop of butter, a sprinkle of chopped parsley, and a side of soda bread or Irish stew.
Conclusion:
Colcannon is a versatile and delicious dish that can be enjoyed as a main course or a side dish. With its creamy, savory flavor and hearty ingredients, colcannon is a perfect comfort food for a cold winter day. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting way to cook potatoes, give colcannon a try!
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