Description
Colcannon, a delightful Irish dish, combines creamy mashed potatoes with tender cabbage and crispy bacon. It’s comforting, flavorful, and perfect for a quick dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds
- 6 slices bacon, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 head green cabbage
- 3 tablespoons water
- 4 green onions, top greens and bottom stems separated, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup half and half (or milk +1 tbs butter)
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon salt, plus more for cooking water
- 1/4 tsp each pepper, ground mustard, dried dill
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish (optional)
Instructions
- Remove any flimsy outer leaves from the cabbage and cut it in half. Save one half for later. Slice around the stem to remove it, then cut the cabbage into 1-inch strips and wash.
- Cook the bacon in a large sauté pan over medium heat until crispy, then remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Keep the drippings in the pan.
- Add potatoes to a Dutch oven, cover with water, season with salt, and bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered for 10-15 minutes until tender, then drain and keep warm in the pot.
- In the bacon drippings, melt 1 tablespoon of butter and sauté the bottom parts of green onions for a minute. Then, add chopped cabbage and stir, adding water after a minute, and cover until wilted and tender for about 10-12 minutes. Stir in garlic and sauté for one more minute before removing from heat.
- In a measuring cup or dish, heat the remaining butter and half and half until melted and stir in the spices.
- Add warmed half and half and butter to the drained potatoes; mash until combined. Stir in sour cream and horseradish until smooth.
- Fold in the cabbage mixture, bacon, and top parts of green onions. Adjust seasoning with salt to taste.
- Transfer to a serving dish and top with additional butter, reserved bacon, and green onions if desired. Serve warm.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the amount of bacon based on your preference.
For a creamier texture, add more half and half or butter when mashing the potatoes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 490
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 860mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 30mg