Traditional Irish Colcannon Recipe

Traditional Irish colcannon recipe made with Yukon Gold potatoes, cabbage, butter, and hot milk. Creamy, authentic, and perfect as a holiday or everyday side dish.

Course sides, vegetable

Cuisine Irish

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 360

Author Ronda Eagle | Kitchen Dreaming

Ingredients

3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes , scrubbed, peeled and diced
1 stick butter
1 1/4 cups milk , hot
Salt and ground black pepper , to taste
1/2 head cabbage
3 green onons sliced

Instructions

Fill a large pot with cool water, enough to cover the potatoes and cabbage. Take the half cabbage and cut it in half again, leaving the core intact. Boil the cabbage and potatoes together in the same pot until fork tender.
When the cabbage is to your desired tenderness, remove it from the pot and allow it to drain and cool slightly. Once it is cool enough to handle, roughly julienne or chop the cabbage for addition into the mashed potatoes.
Once the potatoes are fork tender, remove from the heat and drain. Mash thoroughly to remove all the lumps. Add the stick of butter in pieces and then gradually add hot milk, stirring all the time. Season with a few grinds of black pepper and salt, to taste.
Add green onions and cabbage into mashed potatoes, stirring them in gently.
Serve alone or as a side dish.

Notes

Use Yukon Gold potatoes
Heat milk before mixing
Drain potatoes thoroughly
Chop cabbage evenly
Season generously

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