Irish Colcannon (Winter Vegetable Casserole)

From: Chef #880331

On Jul 3, 2008

YUMMY! I'm from Ireland, and I loved this recipe. Traditional colcannon is simply potato, cabbage, milk, butter, salt and pepper (it is a simple, easy, staple meal for some people here). This version gives it an interesting twist, lovely taste. Will try again. Colcannon goes great with bacon or gammon!

From: Teddy's Mommy

On Apr 30, 2008

I LOVED this. I halved the recipe and it came out great! There is only 2 of us so 6-8 servings is a bit to much, but this was so good I wish I had made the full recipe! I blended it up a little more than called for so it was more like smashed root veggies & cabbage with leeks. VERY creamy and nice. I didn't have mace, and usually don't use it so I substituted nutmeg. For the cabbage I had some napa cabbage in the fridge so I used that. I only had 2% milk and thought it should be a little more fatty so I added about 3 Tbsp heavy whipping cream to the milk. The picture ~Rita~ took is so nice I didn't take a picture of mine.

From: Lauralie41

On Oct 9, 2005

I had this for lunch and it was great. Also used nutmeg instead of mace and the cabbage. Added a bit of shredded cheddar cheese and enjoyed!

From: Mrs B

On Oct 8, 2005

When I looked at all the different ingredients listed in the recipe, I wondered if this was an unusual and upmarket version of Coclannon. I asked a friend at work who comes from Ireland and she says she includes parsnips, leeks etc too. So regarding Mysterygirl's question on authenticity, it passes the test with flying colours (I had to sub nutmeg for mace too though)! DH and I enjoyed this; we had it with vegetarian sausages for a real Friday night comfort food fest! I can also tell you that my version looked like Rita L's photograph; but without the immaculate presentation though!