Bacon Colcannon
Colcannon is often just mashed potatoes with kale but this version is beefed up with bacon and onion. Delicious, especially in the winter months.
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 750g potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
- 4 bacon rashers
- 1/2 small head cabbage, chopped
- 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup (125ml) milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 60g butter, melted
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:20min ›
Ready in:40min
- Place potatoes in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until tender.
- Place bacon in a large frypan and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving the fat, crumble and set aside.
- Fry the cabbage and onion in the bacon fat, then cover and cook until soft and transparent.
- Drain the cooked potatoes, mash with milk and season with salt and pepper. Fold in the bacon, cabbage, and onions then transfer the mixture to a large serving bowl.
- Make a well in the centre, and pour in the melted butter. Serve immediately.
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Made it healthier. I loved the look of the recipe but needed to use up some vegetables I had in the fridge. used all of the ingredients listed and to the cabbage I added 1 large grated carrot and 2 tsp crushed garlic. I used bacon, but I took all of the fat off and just used a splash of olive oil to cook the cabbage and onion and carrot. To the potato, I added some cauliflower and steamed it with the potato and mashed it together. - 04 Aug 2009
Oh wow - so delicious! I have never had colcannon before but needed to use up some potatoes, so decided to give this a go. I used red cabbage and red onion because that's all I had, but it works beautifully! - 04 Oct 2011
The whole family loved this recipe, from the 3yr old to the 14yr old, even Hubby. A great winter dish. - 04 Aug 2009