COPPERColcannon recipe
A creamy, buttery blend of potatoes and greens.
Ingredients
- 800 g potatoes
- 200 g cabbage
- 100 g green onions
- 50 g butter
- 150 ml milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
How to make Colcannon
- Peel and chop 1 kg of potatoes into evenly sized pieces for boiling.
- Place the chopped potatoes in a pot and cover with salted water.
- Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes.
- While the potatoes are boiling, finely chop 100 g of cabbage and 100 g of green onions.
- In a large pan, heat 50 g of butter over medium heat until melted.
- Add the chopped cabbage and green onions, and sauté for 5 minutes until softened.
- Once the potatoes are tender, drain them and place them back in the pot.
- Mash the drained potatoes with 150 ml of milk, 50 g of butter, and 1 tsp salt until smooth.
- Fold in the sautéed cabbage and green onions, mixing until evenly distributed.
- Season the mixture with 1 tsp black pepper to taste.
- Serve the colcannon warm, optionally garnished with an additional pat of butter.
What is Colcannon?
Colcannon is a traditional dish from Ireland, cooked in a pan, and takes about 30 minutes from start to finish. It is built around potatoes, cabbage and milk. The recipe below uses 7 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Colcannon take?
At 30 minutes it is quicker than 97% of the 586 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 59 dishes built on potatoes. The method runs to 11 steps, the longest being 15 minutes.
Any tips for making Colcannon?
Mash the drained potatoes with the milk and butter until smooth before folding in the sautéed cabbage and green onions.
How Colcannon compares
At 30 minutes, Colcannon is among the 20 quickest of the 586 dishes Copper documents.
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