Champ

Ingredients

• 750 g potatoes
• 6 spring onions, including the green tops,chopped
• 1/3 liter milk
• 50 g butter, plus extra for serving
• 175 g blue cheese, crumbled (optional)
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Peel potatoes and cut in to large even dice, cook in boiling salted water for 20-25 minutes or until tender.

2. 2

   Drain well.

3. 3

   Put the spring onions in a saucepan with the milk, bring to the boil, then simmer for 2-3 minutes.

4. 4

   Remove from the heat and infuse for 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Mash the potatoes, beat in the milk and onion mixture, then the butter, salt and pepper.

6. 6

   Put in a clean pan and reheat.

7. 7

   To serve, spoon into small bowls in mounds, make a hollow in the top and insert more butter and cheese (if using) Kale or cabbage can be used instead of the onions and cheese, would then be called Colcannon.