Colcannon Recipe

By blum099

Colcannon is a complementary side dish to Vegetarian Meatloaf with Oats, any tofu dish. Spice it up with one of the variations below

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Ingredients

• •3-4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
• •3 tbsp. milk or unsweetened/plain soy milk
• •1/4 tsp. salt
• •1/8 tsp. pepper
• •2 cups chopped cabbage or kale
• •2 tbsp. butter or margarine
• •1/4 cup chopped onions or green onions
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Preparation

Step 1

1.Cook potatoes in a pot of boiling water until tender. Drain, reserving water.
2.Place the hot potatoes in a large bowl.
3.Add chopped cabbage to the reserved potato water. Cook 6-8 minutes or until tender.
4.Meanwhile, fry the onions in the butter or margarine.
5.When they are cool enough to handle, mash potates with a hand masher or fork. Add the fried onions and cabbage.
6.Add milk, salt and pepper and beat until fluffy.
Variations:
•Indulgent peasants: fry in a touch of oil or margarine to make colcannon patties.
•Rich peasants: add cheese and a touch of butter to the top.
•Modern peasants: colcannon can be made with leftover meat. Add some chopped meatless ham when mixing the ingredients together.
•Nutritious peasants: substitue kale for the cabbage.
Reference: Biddy White Lennon and Georgina Campbell. The Irish Heritage Cookbook. Anness Publishing Ltd; London: 2005.



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