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Colcannon (Irish mashed potatoes)

Colcannon is a traditional Irish dish of creamy mashed potatoes combined with kale or cabbage. If you're looking for something to cook on St. Patrick's day, or integrate greens into your roast dinner in a new way, this has you covered.

Colcannon (Irish mashed potatoes)

Colcannon (Irish mashed potatoes) Credit: Adam Liaw

  • serves

    6

  • prep

    20 minutes

  • cook

    2 hours

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

6

people

preparation

20

minutes

cooking

2

hours

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 500 g rock salt
  • 10 Desiree potatoes
  • 50 g butter
  • 200 ml cream
  • sea salt and ground black pepper
  • extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
  • 3 small spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 small bunch cavolo nero, stalks discarded, leaves very thinly sliced
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • ½ bunch flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
Chilling/freezing time: 20 minutes

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Scatter the salt over a large baking tray and place the potatoes on top. Bake for 1½–2 hours or until tender when pierced with a sharp knife. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool for 20 minutes.
  3. Cut the potatoes in half, scoop out the flesh into a saucepan, or you can pass it through a mouille or ricer if you prefer.
  4. Heat the butter and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour the hot cream mixture over the mash and beat with a wooden spoon to combine. Season to taste, add a good drizzle of olive oil, then stir in the spring onion, cavolo nero, onion and parsley.
  5. Drizzle with a little extra olive oil and serve.
 

Photography by Adam Liaw.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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