Irish mash
Some dishes just don’t look appetizing, no matter how tasty they are. Colcannon’s one of those. It’s an Irish dish consisting of mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage, much like the Bubble and Squeak I remember my parents making when I was a kid.
As mush-like as it looks, Colcannon’s both tasty and a great way to use up kale or cabbage. Kale, in my case. I swear I purchased a bunch of Miracle Kale, because no matter how much of it I use, there’s always some left. This was my third major dish using the same bunch, and there’s plenty left to stuff potstickers with (but I’m getting ahead of myself — that’s dinner!).
As well as my lunchtime Colcannon turned out, I can’t help thinking it would make fabulous potato pancakes for breakfast. And come to think of it, there are leftovers…
Colcannon
- 3 or 4 russet potatoes, scrubbed and chopped
- ~ 3 cups kale, destemmed and chopped quite small
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- chives, fresh or dried (fair bit)
- Earth Balance
- soy milk
- salt & pepper
Making the mash:
- Boil the potatoes until almost cooked.
- Start the kale and garlic steaming. (I put the garlic in toward the end.)
- When both the kale and potatoes are done, drain and combine.
- Press the garlic into the mixture.
- Add enough margarine and soy milk to mash, and mash away.
- Add the chives, season to taste, and eat.
