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Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes) is for Side Dish.

Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes) takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes) takes 30 minutes to cook.

Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes) makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes) are:

5 lb Red potatoes
2 sticks margarine
1 ¼ cups milk
1 tsp black pepper
4 cups savoy cabbage
1 lb ham
4 green onions or scallions
1 dash parsley
1 smallcarrots
3 cloves garlic
1 large bay leaves

Here is how you make Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes):

Heat to scalding, the milk, 1 stick margarine, 1 teaspoon black pepper, salt, garlic, bay leaf and the carrot in a small saucepan. Keep warm, but do not let boil. Steam the potatoes in their skins for 30 minutes. Chop cabbage, ham, and onion into small pieces. Boil altogether unsalted water until the cabbage turns a darker color. Add 2 tablespoons of margarine to tenderize it. Cover with lid for 2 minutes. Drain thoroughly before returning it to the pan. Chop the potatoes with a knife before mashing. Mash horoughly to remove all the lumps. Stir in the strained hot milk , and whip to desired consistency. Stir in the cabbage mixture and adjust seasoning. 5 Serve in individual soup plates. Make an indentation on the top by swirling a wooden spoon. Put 1 tablespoon of margarine into each indentation. Sprinkle with parsley. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FAITMAKER.

The nutritional information for Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 380.0

• Total Fat: 14.1 g
• Cholesterol: 18.9 mg
• Sodium: 1,095.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 50.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
• Protein: 14.2 g