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Colcannon

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Colcannon is a rich mashed potato dish with cabbage, butter, and other ingredients. It's very easy to make and is a nice change from ordinary mashed potatoes. Its sloppiness is balanced by the crunch of the cabbage, and it should taste a little peppery.

Ingredients

  • 450 g potatoes (floury Maris Piper or Golden Wonders are best; leave skin on if you want)
  • 150 ml single cream
  • Mace
  • Ground paprika
  • 450 g white or savoy shredded cabbage
  • 2 small leeks or 1 bunch of spring onion tops, chopped
  • 125 g unsalted butter
  • 200 g mature Gouda cheese, grated
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions

  1. 1
    Boil or steam the potatoes until soft, then shake the drained spuds in a deep pot with the lid on, until they crumble.
  2. 2
    Mash the crumbled potatoes up with a fork and season with the salt, pepper, and mace/paprika, before stirring in the cream.
  3. 3
    Add 100 g of the butter in pieces and put the lid back on, leaving the butter to melt, then stir. Transfer the mix to a clean bowl.
  4. 4
    Blanch the cabbage in boiling water for 2 minutes and drain.
  5. 5
    Fry the leeks in the remaining butter for a few minutes, then add the cabbage and toss around for a few more minutes.
  6. 6
    Spoon the cabbage into the bowl and mix with the mashed potatoes.
  7. 7
    Stir the gouda into the mix, leaving a little to coat the top. Put the bowl in an oven on 2/3 heat for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Colcannon