Irish Colcannon
Irish colcannon is the Irish spin on mashed potato along with delicious cabbage and butter.
Equipment
- 1 Large Sauce Pan / Steaming Basket
Ingredients
- 2 lb Potatoes preferably russet or Yukon gold, diced
- ½ cup Plant Milk/ Regular Milk
- 4 tablespoon Butter preferably Irish butter, sub with vegan butter for non dairy option
- 3 cup Green Cabbage diced
- 1 bulb/sprig Green Onion sliced
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Water to cook or steam potatoes
Instructions
- Place the potatoes in a large sauce pan. Cover with water making sure it is at least an inch or more over than the potatoes, completely covering them. Turn on the heat and let the potatoes cook in the boiling water for 15-20 minutes until completely cooked. Once cooked, drain the water carefully and let the potatoes cool down.
- While the potatoes are cooking, heat a frying pan. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add the white part of the green onions. Saute for 30 seconds and add the cabbage. Let the cabbage cook until you see the cabbage caramelizing. Season with some salt and add the green parts of the onions. Mix well and cook for another minute and take off the heat.
- Place the cooked potatoes in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Mash well with a fork or potato masher and then add the milk. Keep mashing until everything is incorporated.
- Add the cooked cabbage mixture to the mashed potatoes and mix well. Warm it again and serve topped with more green onions and the remaining butter.
Notes
- You can also steam the potatoes instead of boiling them (my preferred method). Place the steamer basket in either the Instant pot(IP) or on another pan which is filled with 3 cups of water.
- Place the diced potatoes in the steamer basket and cover with a lid on top of the steamer. If you are using the IP, keep the valve set to "venting" position and press the "steam" button. Once you see the steam escaping, wait for around 10-12 minutes before turning off the IP. For any other steamer, just keep the lid covered and turn on the stove. Again, once the steam started escaping from the steam hole, wait for 10-12 minutes before turning off the stove.