Description
Traditional Irish colcannon made with creamy mashed potatoes, tender cabbage, butter, and green onions for an authentic, comforting classic.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lb starchy potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- 4 cups green cabbage, chopped
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 0.5 cup milk or heavy cream
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel and cut the potatoes into even chunks.
- Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water.
- Bring to a boil and simmer until fork-tender.
- Drain the potatoes and let them steam-dry in the pot.
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the chopped cabbage and sauté until tender.
- Stir in the green onions and cook briefly.
- Warm the milk or cream in a small saucepan.
- Mash the potatoes until mostly smooth.
- Add the warm milk and mash until creamy.
- Fold the cabbage mixture into the potatoes.
- Season with salt and black pepper.
- Serve hot with extra butter on top.
Notes
Use warm milk and avoid over-mashing to keep the colcannon light and creamy.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: traditional irish colcannon, colcannon recipe, irish potatoes and cabbage, irish side dish