Irish Mashed Potatoes
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Irish Mashed Potatoes
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Colcannon is a traditional Irish mashed potato dish. Creamy, buttery mashed potatoes combined with sweet cabbage. The perfect dish for St Patrick's Day!
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Ingredients
- 2 lb Yukon gold potatoes peeled and quartered
- 2 tablespoon butter
- ½ green cabbage shredded, about 5-6 cups
- 2 leeks white and pale green parts, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup butter
- salt & black pepper
- 2 scallions sliced
Instructions
- Put the quartered potatoes in a large pot and fill it with enough cold water to cover the potatoes by one inch. Add 2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are fork tender, 12-15 minutes
- Drain potatoes in a colander. Immediately return the drained potatoes to the still-warm pot. Put the pot over low heat and shake until the potatoes are dry. Remove from heat.
- While potatoes are cooking, heat 2 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add the garlic, leeks and cabbage. Cook, stirring, until the cabbage is softened; about 5 minutes.
- Heat the milk and butter together until the butter is melted and the milk is hot but not boiling.
- Add the potatoes, milk and butter to the cabbage mixture and mash until potatoes are smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir so that everything is combined.
- To serve, make a well in the top and add more melted butter if desired. Garnish with scallions and serve hot.
Notes
- To prep this recipe ahead: peel and quarter potatoes and cover with water until ready to use. Shred the cabbage and slice the leeks. Keep everything refrigerated until ready to cook.
- If you are using a potato ricer or a food mill to mash the potatoes, do this before adding them to the cabbage mixture along with the milk and butter.
- Shred or slice the cabbage fairly thin for this recipe's cook time. If you prefer to have chunkier cabbage, you will need to sautee it for a longer time to soften it.
- If you are using salted butter, take and adjust when adding salt.
- You can replace the milk with ½ cream or half & half for a richer dish, or buttermilk to add some tang.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1g
Calories
334kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
52mg
(17%)
Sodium
206mg
(9%)
Potassium
869mg
(25%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1240IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
62mg
(69%)
Calcium
101mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 334 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 334kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 206mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 869mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1240IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 62mg | 69% |
| Calcium | 101mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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