COLCANNON

Colcannon is Irish mashed potatoes and cabbage (or kale). My girls always loved anything with cabbage in it... so this is a big hit. (Note that I use red potatoes with the skins still on them... so that is potato skin in the photos... not bacon... although, if you eat bacon, it would probably be a fabulous addition, but not traditional.)

INGREDIENTS:
3 lbs red new potatoes (or yukon gold, or whatever you have), cut in chunks
1/2 head green cabbage or bunch of kale
1 large onion (or two leeks), chopped
1 clove crushed garlic
3 T Butter (or Earth Balance)
salt
pepper
onion powder (optional)
1/2 c milk (or almond milk)

DIRECTIONS:
Cut up potatoes and onion

        

Place in salted water.

Throw in the onion.

 

Bring to a boil and cook until soft. Then pull out the potatoes/onion leaving the boiling water in the pot.

Now throw the cabbage into the boiling water and cook for a few minutes while you mash the potatoes. You will know the cabbage is done when it gets a little translucent.

While your cabbage is cooking, get a large bowl and put in the butter, milk, salt, pepper, garlic, and onion powder.

Add potatoes and mash.

Drain cabbage

Add to mashed potatoes.

 

Season to taste.