traditional Irish colcannon | autumn comfort food | traditional Irish cooking |18th century cooking

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.

Add kale to fresh salted water and bring to the boil.

Remove any stalks from the kale beforehand.

Allow to boil for ten minutes until the kale is wilted and tender.

Peel the potatoes.

Add cut potatoes to fresh salted water and bring to the boil until tender.

Drain off the kale and snip it with kitchen scissors to make it easier to mix with the potatoes.

Chop a sweet pink onion for frying.

Add onion to a frying pan with parsley, salt, pepper, olive oil, butter, and a sprinkle of sugar.

Sauté until soft and golden, then set aside.

Mash the potatoes with salt, pepper, parsley, butter, and a splash of milk until fluffy and not puréed.

Mix in the sautéed onions and heaps of curly kale.

Add the egg on top of the colcannon and break the yolk to mix with the mash.

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