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Irish
Colcannon
Ingredients:
3 pounds potatoes, peeled
and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
4 cups curly kale or green
cabbage, shredded or thinly sliced
4 scallions, with greens,
chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons butter
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
to taste
ground nutmeg to taste
Garnish:
3 ounces aged cheese of
your choice, grated
6 large eggs or 6 teaspoons
melted unsalted butter for vegan version
TIP: For vegan version
of this dish replace 6 eggs with 6 teaspoons of unsalted butter, melted.
NOTE: Leftover colcannon
may be made into patties and refrigerated overnight. Fry them in butter
next day for the most delicious potato cakes ever. |
Preparation:
1. In a large pot, cook
the potatoes in salted water for 20 minutes, or until they are tender.
2. At the same time, in
a large saucepan, lightly fry the scallions on 2 tablespoons butter, than
stir in the 4 cups curly kale or green cabbage, shredded or thinly sliced,
crushed garlic cloves, black peper, nutmeg and salt to taste. Cover the
saucepan and cook the mixture in the butter for 3-5 minutes, or until tender,
tossing every minute or so.
3. Drain cooked potatoes
well, place them into a bowl and mash them with remaining milk and sour
cream.
4. Mix mashed potatoes with
green mixture, adjust seasoning and spoon mixture into a shallow ovenproof
dish.
5. Make 6 hollows in the
mixture, crack an egg into each and bake for about 12-15 minutes or until
the eggs are just set.
6. Sprinkle with grated
cheese of your choice and serve very hot.
Serves 6 |
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