Colcannon Mash

Now, when we did Scottish you might remember Rumbledethumps and Clapshot. Well, the Irish have plenty of variants on mashed potatoes as well of course. The key to the color in this recipe is boiling the cabbage separately. Once boiling, cabbage has a very specific cooking time of ~4 minutes. Too much and the color dims and a sour smell emerges, and in this recipe the color is key.

Colcannon Mash (based on this recipe)

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs potatoes, peeled and quartered

1 1/2 cup milk

1/2 head green cabbage, cored and shredded

1 tbsp butter

salt and pepper to taste

Cooking:

In a large pot boil bring water to a boil, lightly salting it. Boil the potatoes until tender. n a seperate pot, bring water to a boil, drop the cabbage into the boiling water and when it returns to a boil set a timer for 4 minutes. When it's done, immediately remove from heat.

Strain the potatoes and mash them with the potatoes and butter, and mix in the shredded cabbage.

Adjust seasoning and serve.