Colcannon Cabbage Recipe
Here's a great side dish recipe made with potatoes, cabbage, and green onions called Colcannon. An Irish traditional dish that would be great to serve at a St. Patrick's Day celebration.
Ingredients
- 4 gold potatoes approx. 1.5 pounds
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups green cabbage chopped
- 1/2 cup scallions (green onions) white parts
- 2 tablespoons scallions - green ends as a garnish
- 1/2 cup half & half or cream divided
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Peel, chop, and boil potatoes for about 10-15 minutes until fork tender.
- Saute green onions, salt, and pepper in 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet on medium-high heat for about 5 minutes. at.
- Add the cabbage and cook until it wilts and starts to brown slightly. Remove from heat.
- Add 1/4 cup of half and half to the greens and stir.
- Drain and mash the potatoes with one tablespoon of butter. Add 1/4 cup of the half and half and stir.
- Combine the cabbage mixture with the mashed potatoes and transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with chopped scallion greens.
Notes
Substitutions
- Any potato you like to use to make mashed potatoes works.
- Substitute other greens like kale for the cabbage.
- Use sweet onion or chives instead of scallions
- Whole milk or heavy cream can be used instead of half & half
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 289kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 421mgPotassium: 893mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 667IUVitamin C: 56mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 2mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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