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Colcannon

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Delightful vegetable side dish you'll want to serve up on St. Patrick's Day and also throughout the year.
Prep Time:7 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total Time:27 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4-6 potatoes peeled and quartered.
  • 1/8 to 1/4 C milk to mash potatoes
  • 4-6 chopped green onions or leeks
  • 1 small package of shredded cabbage or 1/2 head green cabbage shredded
  • 4 T butter divided
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/4 t dill weed optional

Instructions

  • As the potatoes are comfortably boiling in a sauce pan (for about 15-20 min), melt 2 T butter into a skillet. Add onions and saute' for 5 minutes. Add cabbage to the onions and cook, browning veggies just a bit, to bring out the flavor.
  • Drain water off the potatoes when they are done and hand mash or whip with electric mixer. Fold into the potatoes the cabbage/onion mixture and serve immediately.
  • Garnish with 2 T butter and dill weed.
Course: side dish
Cuisine: Irish all the way!
Servings: 6 -8 serving
Author: Denise