Irish Colcannon
Irish Colcannon is creamy mashed potato mixed with cabbage, creamy Irish butter and Irish cheddar cheese that makes for a comforting side dish.
In honor of St Patrick’s coming up 17th March and I’m bringing you traditional Irish recipes this week. First up is Irish colcannon. A very tasty mashed potato with cabbage, real Irish butter, onions and cheddar cheese.
This week I’ll be bringing you 2 more traditional Irish dishes, Irish beef and Guinness stew (click here for recipe) and Irish chocolate cake (click here for the recipe). Along with the colcannon, it’s a complete meal that anyone would be happy to eat this St Patrick’s Day.
I’m excited that real Irish butter and cheese are now sold in the grocery store here in the U.S. and that I was able to make this colcannon as Irish as I could. The butter and cheese are really the best there is out there, the Irish are very proud of their dairy and so they should be.
I’m not being paid to say this, this is just my opinion and if you try them, you’ll agree.
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Irish Colcannon
Irish colcannon is creamy mashed potato mixed with cabbage, creamy Irish butter and Irish cheddar cheese that makes for a comforting side dish.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
- 6 tablespoons unsalted Irish butter
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 10 ounces green cabbage, finely shredded
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shredded Irish cheddar cheese
- 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Half fill a large pan with water and add the potatoes. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes until tender.
- Meanwhile melt butter in a large skillet, add onion and cook until softened for 10 minutes. Stir in the cabbage and cook for 5 minutes until wilted.
- Drain the potatoes and add to a large bowl and mash.
- Mix in the milk and salt, cooked onion and cabbage and cheese into hot potatoes and season with pepper. Mound onto serving plates and make a well in the center of each. Pour a little melted butter into each well, if desired.
Nutrition Information
Yield
2Amount Per Serving Calories 577Saturated Fat 24gCholesterol 111mgSodium 861mgCarbohydrates 37gProtein 23g
14 Comments on “Irish Colcannon”
I had a huge head of cabbage for St. Paddy’s Day, so saved half. Made this yesterday, with a few changes. I fried bacon and used the grease to sauté the cabbage and some green onions, which I folded in to the mashed potatoes, along with the butter and cheese. Crumbled the bacon in as well. Sumptuous!
This sounds delicious, thank you for sharing your cooking tips.
So happy to find this recipe. I can honestly say that I really look forward to trying it and I hope I can find authentic ingredients to use. Just in time for St Patrick’s day menu planning.
Thank you so much Carol, this is one of my most popular recipes.
What is Irish cheese?
Hello Sam, Irish cheese is cheese made in Ireland.
Delicious!! Made this for Christmas dinner and ii’s a keeper!
Thank you so much for the great feedback Linda, glad you enjoyed it
Oh man, just made some to go with beef stew for lunches tomorrow, and boy is it delicious! So glad I have plenty leftover so I can just eat a few spoonfuls before saving the rest for later. Ive been missing out!
I’m glad you liked it, thank you for the feedback Ashley.
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Hi, Jannette, What a great recipe, it looks like it will be a big hit with my family. Honestly, I have never heard of this dish before…I am not sure how I missed out on such deliciousness.
This looks delicious, Janette! This is definitely going on my St. Patrick’s Day recipe list! And I totally agree, KerryGold is gold! 🙂
This is the perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! And the addition of KerryGold makes it even better! Yum! Thanks for sharing your recipe. I love this!