Green Onion Champ I Made It

Green Onion Champ

frankieanne 9 years ago
posted by Pleclare
Green Onion Champ
I saw a recipe for champ on a food blog I was looking at and I had never heard of it! I came here and found this one of Pat's so I decided to try it. This was way too onion-y for me and I love onions! But, I also love potatoes and the onions over powered the potatoes. It also needed more salt and pepper. I know that onions get stronger as they sit overnight in food and I don't know if these will be edible or not by tomorrow.
I would have given it three stars - sorry, Pat! :( - but that rating is "OK. Probably will not make again" but I will make it again - just cut down on the onions and up the salt and pepper. So, I gave it four.
I also read that traditional champ has more melted butter added in a well on top of the serving so I did that.
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Cosmicmother 9 years ago said:

Beautiful pictures FA!
That's too bad it was too oniony. I love green onions in mashed potatoes, but I never measure how much I put in. I only add the green tops though, and save the whites for when I am sautéing something.

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Good4U 9 years ago said:

It looks really good, Frankie. Great pics! I would probably add more butter as well but that is just me. I only use the green tender tops like you do, Shona. They taste a bit milder and may not overpower it. Anyways I just thought I would put my two cents in b/c your pics look so good, Frankie.

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chuckieb 9 years ago said:

Did you actually make the entire recipe FA? 3/4 cup of green onions for 2 1/2 lbs./7 cups of potatoes doesn't sound too outrageous. This looks yummy. Your pictures are GREAT! I've bookmarked it to try. Am always looking for 'Irish' recipes this time of year and the fact that it's one of Pat's is further incentive. :)
I won't use Yukon Gold potatoes though. Jim can taste them a mile away and hates them with a capital H. It's the weirdest thing. I've even tried to dupe him before and it never works. :)

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frankieanne 9 years ago said:

Thank you, everyone. I did make the entire recipe. I like mashed potatoes. :) I think heating them up with the milk probably brings out a stronger onion flavor as the onion infuses the milk. I thought they could use more butter, too, so that is why I did the melted butter well thing.

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mommyluvs2cook 9 years ago said:

Yummy photos!! I have never heard of a champ but it's cool to know it's basically what they call mashed potatoes in Ireland, I'm part Irish :) Too bad about the green onions, hope you are able to eat the left overs.

Lol Janet at Jim! I don't think I can really taste a whole heck of a lot different from potato to potato! That's hilarious he can pick out Yukon Golds, so strange!

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bakerme 9 years ago said:

Gorgeous photo, Frankie! Those potatoes look super yummy!

Funny that your hubby can pick out Yukon Golds, Chuckieb. I can't tell the difference between one potato and another unless it's sweet potatoes!

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frankieanne 9 years ago said:

Thank you, ladies. I am going to give a bowl a try later on for lunch and see what happens.
I've never been able to tell the difference between potatoes. It would be fun to do a blind taste test with red, Yukon, white and Russets. Maybe I'll do that with my family. We did a blind taste test once - with beer. :-)

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