Irish Colcannon Recipe
Ingredients
15 large spring onions
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1 3/4 lbs. Potatoes peeled and sliced
1 qt water
3 tbsp. butter
1/4 tsp pepper
Additional milk if needed
Directions
Slice onions length-wise and cut in 1 in lengths soak in milk and add 1/2 oz tsp salt.
Cover potatoes with water add remaining salt, and boil until tender for mashing.
Boil onions in milk, add butter, and simmer until tender.
Drain potatoes very dry, mash, and add cooked onions, pounding them thoroughly into the potatoes.
Continue mashing and pounding until potatoes are fluffy and onions entirely absorbed add pepper, and additional salt and milk if necessary.
Servevery hot with a pool of melted butter in the middle of each serving.
Cover potatoes with water add remaining salt, and boil until tender for mashing.
Boil onions in milk, add butter, and simmer until tender.
Drain potatoes very dry, mash, and add cooked onions, pounding them thoroughly into the potatoes.
Continue mashing and pounding until potatoes are fluffy and onions entirely absorbed add pepper, and additional salt and milk if necessary.
Servevery hot with a pool of melted butter in the middle of each serving.
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shantihhh says :
I made Colcannon just the other evening but with cabbage and potatoes.
Wine? A Chardonnay or avignon Blanc is great, but of course the Irish prefer such as Guinness.
Posted on: 23 February 2010 - 3:47pm
Anonymous says :
what wine would you serve with this dish
Posted on: 23 February 2010 - 1:06pm
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