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Colcannon
Our creamy Colcannon combines potatoes, cabbage, kale, bacon, and cheddar cheese in one hearty and delicious dish.
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds Russet potatoes
1 1/2 pounds yellow potatoes
4 slices uncured bacon, diced small, or 4 ounces meaty salt pork (salt rinsed off), diced small
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1 cup leeks diced, white only cleaned of all sand
1 cup sweet onion diced, such as Vidalia
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
2 cups savoy cabbage, shredded
1 1/2 cups Tuscan kale, pulled from ribs, chopped and rinsed
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons kosher salt (If you use salted butter, cut down on the kosher salt)
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
7-ounce package Kerrygold Skellig cheddar, shredded, or other top-quality sweet cow's milk cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Place whole skin-on potatoes in large pot and cover with water and bring to a boil. Once boiling add a little kosher salt to the water. Cook 30-40 minutes or until fork tender.
- While potatoes are cooking, in a large skillet, place diced bacon or salt pork and cook over medium heat until almost cooked through, about 4-5 minutes. Add 4 tablespoons of the butter and cook for 4 more minutes.
- Add leeks and onions and cook for four minutes then add garlic and cook for one more minute.
- Add cabbage and kale and cook just until wilted, about 2-3 minutes.
- Once the potatoes are done, pour into a strainer to remove the water, then place the potatoes on your cutting board and peel. Return yellow potatoes to the pot and mash. Dice the russets into small pieces and add to the mashed yellow potatoes. (Two different potato textures is a nice surprise)
- Add milk, cream, salt, pepper, mace, nutmeg and the ingredients from the skillet and stir to combine.
- Stir in the shredded cheese and pour into a serving dish or bowl and dot with the remaining two tablespoons of butter and serve.
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Notes
Savoy cabbage is similar to regular cabbage only less dense with slightly curly leaves. If you cannot find Savoy cabbage, Napa cabbage is a good substitute.
Kerrygold Skellig is a very tasty imported Irish cheddar made from cow’s milk. If you substitute, select a similar good quality cheddar.
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