Colcannon
Colcannon is a traditional Irish dish, made by mixing creamy mashed potatoes (or purée) with cabbage, chives and spring onions.
There are many different versions and ways to adapt this classic recipe. My version here serves it with baked sausages.
There are many different versions and ways to adapt this classic recipe. My version here serves it with baked sausages.
51 K 4.3/5 (13 reviews)
1 hour 8 min.
Easy
4 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: April 23th 2017
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
500 g green cabbage - 2
250 g sausage - 3
100 g spring onion (scallion) - 4
50 g butter - 5
700 g potato purée - 6
chives - 7
salt - 8
pepper - Total weight: 1,600 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 8 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Prepare 500 g green cabbage (green really is best for this).
Drain thoroughly and leave to wait on absorbant paper.
Drain thoroughly and leave to wait on absorbant paper.
Stage 2 - 40 min.
Wrap the sausages in aluminium foil and cook in the oven at 360°F (180°C) for about 40 minutes.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Rinse, peel and chop 100 g spring onion (scallion).
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Melt 50 g butter in a frying pan on medium heat. Add the cabbage and onion.
Salt, pepper and cook gently for 2 or 3 minutes.
Salt, pepper and cook gently for 2 or 3 minutes.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Reheat 700 g potato purée in a saucepan on low heat, then add the cabbage and onion mixture.
Finish by adding the chopped chives, then check the seasoning.
Finish by adding the chopped chives, then check the seasoning.
Stage 6
Serve on hot plates, with a bed of colcannon and the sausages sliced on top.
Remarks
As you can see, I have added sausages here (smoked), but my friend Frances from Dublin tells me that in Ireland they don't normally serve meat with colcannon, except for maybe a bit of bacon.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 230 RDI=90 % | 1,400 RDI=130 % | 1,140 RDI=170 % | 16,740 RDI=840 % | 70,100 RDI: 840 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=5 % | 90 RDI=8 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 1,050 RDI=50 % | 4,380 RDI: 50 % |
| Per person | 60 RDI=20 % | 350 RDI=30 % | 290 RDI=40 % | 4,190 RDI=210 % | 17,520 RDI: 210 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 5.45 €
- Per person : 1.40 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Potato purée
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Green cabbage
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Spring onion (scallion)
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