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.
47K 4.3/5 based on 13 reviews
Last modified on: April 23th 2017
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 lb + 1.6 oz green cabbage - 2
0 kg 8 g sausage - 3
0 kg 3 g spring onion (scallion) - 4
1.8 oz butter - 5
1 lb + 8.6 oz potato purée - 6
chives - 7
salt - 8
pepper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 43 min.
All in all: 1 hour 8 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Prepare 1 lb + 1.6 oz 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 0 kg 3 g spring onion (scallion).
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Melt 1.8 oz 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 1 lb + 8.6 oz 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 90 % | 1,400 130 % | 1,140 170 % | 16,740 840 % | 70,100 840 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 5 % | 90 8 % | 70 10 % | 1,050 50 % | 4,380 50 % |
| Per person | 60 20 % | 350 30 % | 290 40 % | 4,190 210 % | 17,520 210 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 5.41 €
- Per person : 1.35 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Potato purée
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Green cabbage
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Sausage
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Spring onion (scallion)
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