Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes) at home
- Yield 6
- Prep 5 minutes
- Cook 25 minutes
- Total 30 minutes
Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes) at home is a sides recipe on Avoteb. The yield on the card is 6. Plan on 30 minutes from start to plate. The amounts and the method are both on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 6 servings
- 3 pounds Russet potatoes, peeled or unpeeled
- fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 tablespoons butter, divided
- 4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- 4 cups (~2.5 ounces) loosely-packed chopped kale, tough stems removed
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced and divided
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup whole milk
Method
Bring to a boil the potatoes. Slice the potatoes into evenly-sized chunks, about 1-inch thick, and move them to a large stockpot. Fill the pot with enough cold water so that the water line sits about 1 inch above the potatoes. Tip in the 2 teaspoons salt and the bay leaf to the water. Raise the water to a boil over a hot burner then continue cooking for about 10-12 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the middle of a potato goes in easily with almost no resistance. Move the potatoes to a strainer to pour off
Sauté the garlic and kale. While the potatoes rest, melt 1 tablespoon butter in the (same) stockpot over medium-a hot burner. Tip in the garlic and sauté for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Tip in the kale and sauté for 1-2 more minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Turn off the heat.
Mash. Put back the potatoes to the stockpot with the garlicky kale and add half of the green onions, cream cheese, whole milk and the remaining butter (cut into cubes) to the stockpot. Take a potato masher to mash the mixture together until evenly combined and the potatoes reach your desired level of smoothness, pausing to stir the mixture with a rubber spatula if needed to help combine the ingredients.
Salt Taste and season with additional salt and a few twists of black pepper if needed.
Plate Plate warm, garnished with the remaining green onions, and enjoy!
