Sunday, December 6, 2009

An Irish recipe - Colcannon

This is a recipe for Colcannon, an Irish potato and cabbage meal.

For this meal, you need these ingredients:
  • 500g of cooked potatoes
  • 250g of cooked cabbage
  • 2 tablespoons of cream
  • salt and black pepper
  • 1 onions, sliced thinly
  • a little bacon fat
You make it like this:
  • First, mash the potatoes, mix with the cabbage and cream and add salt and pepper.
  • Then, cook the onion in the fat until it is soft and beginning to brown.
  • Next, put half the potato and cabbage mix on to the onion and fry for 4-5 minutes until it is brown and crispy.
  • After that, cut into 4 pieces and turn the pieces over carefully.
  • Then, put the other half of the potato and cabbage mixture on top and after a few more minutes, cut and turn again.
  • Finally, the colcannon is ready when the bottom is brown and crispy.

1 comment:

  1. It looks yummy and simple. I'll try to cook when I have time.

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