Colcannon
From pat2me 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
An All Hallow's Eve dish. Traditionally a carefully wrapped gold ring is placed in one of the bowls and the diner who finds it will most likely wed the following year
Ingredients
- 1 lb cabbage, cored, quartered and shredded shopping list
- 1 lbs boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 " pieces shopping list
- 2 small leeks, white and pale green part only,washed and sliced shopping list
- 1 Cup milk shopping list
- salt and freshly ground pepper shopping list
- 1/2 tsp ground mace shopping list
- 8 Tbl (1 stick) plus 2 Tbl butter shopping list
How to make it
- In separate saucepans cook cabbage and potatoes in boiling, salted water until tender. About 12-15 minutes
- Drain and chop cabbage
- Drain and mash potatoes
- Meanwhile in a large saucepan, combine leeks and milk and cook over medium until leeks are tender about 8 to 10 minutes
- Add the potatoes, salt, pepper and mace to the leeks and milk and stir over low heat until well blended
- Add the cabbage and 8 Tbl of butter and sitr again to consistency of mashed potatoes, dot with remaining butter cut into small pieces and serve at once
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
I love colcannon!!! It is right up there with my favourites ;-) Cheers Pat!!!
lor
in Toronto loved it
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I love Colcannon too (and, I didn't realize you had posted this when I posted my two versions -- sorry!)
Always worth a "5" to me :) Thanks, Pat2Me :)
kukla
in Barrie, Ontario loved it
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I am so hungry for this cabbage and potato recipe.
High Five Pat
Funny you mentioned that tradition I presented my wife with her engagement ring on Halloween. I placed it inside a carved out small pumpkin with a tea light inside.
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