Colcannon


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.
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Last modified on: April 23th 2017
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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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Stage 1 - 20 min.
Colcannon
Prepare 4 cups + 3 tablespoons green cabbage (green really is best for this).

Drain thoroughly and leave to wait on absorbant paper.

Stage 2 - 40 min.
Colcannon
Wrap the sausages in aluminium foil and cook in the oven at 360°F (180°C) for about 40 minutes.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Colcannon
Rinse, peel and chop 1 cup spring onion (scallion).

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Colcannon
Melt ½ cup butter in a frying pan on medium heat. Add the cabbage and onion.

Salt, pepper and cook gently for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Colcannon
Reheat 6 cups 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.

Stage 6
Colcannon
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 recipe450 RDI=180 %2,790 RDI=260 %2,280 RDI=350 %33,490 RDI=1,670 %140,200 RDI: 1,670 %
Per 100 g10 RDI=5 %90 RDI=8 %70 RDI=10 %1,050 RDI=50 %4,380 RDI: 50 %
Per person60 RDI=20 %350 RDI=30 %290 RDI=40 %4,190 RDI=210 %17,520 RDI: 210 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 8 people : 10.85 €
  • Per person : 1.40 €

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