Colcannon Mash Recipe | Traditional Irish Mashed Potatoes

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding flavor.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories and dairy-free.

cabbage

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: savoy cabbage

Kale adds nutrients while savoy cabbage is often less expensive.

green onions

🥗Healthier: chives

💰Cheaper: leeks

Chives provide a similar flavor with fewer calories.

Peel the potatoes, chop them into uniform sized pieces and place the potato chunks into a large pot.

Pour cold water over to cover, add salt, pepper and any other seasoning you’d like, then place onto the stove top over medium-high heat.

Cover potatoes with a lid, bring up to the boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 20-25 minutes, or until fork tender and easily mashable.

For the kale or cabbage, you can either separately fry it in lots of butter and then add it to the cooked mash, or about 5 minutes before the mash is ready, add wash and chop the greens, then add it to the pot for the final minutes or cooking.

Remove the mash from the heat, drain the excess water, add the kale or cabbage if it’s not already in the large saucepan.

Add in the heavy cream and butter, then mash until creamy to your liking, using a potato masher or potato ricer. Taste a little and add in more seasoning, heavy cream or butter, to taste.

Serve the creamy mashed potatoes immediately with a hearty Irish stew, corned beef or your favorite meal, storing any leftover colcannon in an airtight container to enjoy within a couple of days.

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