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Colcannon
You will never want regular mashed potato again once you have tasted this recipe.
Servings
4
-6 people
Total Time
45
minutes
mins
Ingredients
1
kg
potatoes washed and cut into large chunks
100
gr
butter
1
small
savoy cabbage finely shredded
150
ml
double cream
150
gr
sliced and chopped bacon (you can use leeks here if you wish to keep it vegetarian)
Instructions
Put the potatoes into a large pan of boiling water and simmer until soft – around 20 minutes.
Heat a little of the butter in a pan and fry the bacon and half of the cabbage for around five minutes and until crisp.
Remove from the heat and set aside.
Drain the potatoes then mash until smooth.
Heat the cream with the remaining butter and when almost at boiling point beat into the potatoes.
Add the bacon and cabbage and mix through.
Season with salt and pepper and serve.
Course:
Side Dish, Starter
Cuisine:
Irish
Keyword:
Colcannon, side dishes, Starter