Creamy mashed potato is laced with butter, cream, crispy bacon and kale to make the BEST colcannon you'll ever taste. Perfect for a St Patrick's Day dinner
Today's recipe comes at warp speed to you with not one, but two vegetables and a protein! I know, you're thinking that sounds really healthy Gerry, thanks.
But while kale is one of the veggies, the other is a potato and the protein is pan-fried bacon. The Irish dish, Colcannon isn't trying to be healthy.
As a food blogger, I'm always checking off the seasons and special holidays throughout the year. As soon as one passes, another is right there waiting.
Valentine's Day just passed, so let's make some space for St Patrick's Day with and tasty snacks like my Guinness Battered Onion Rings and cheesy Irish Soda Bread.
what is colcannon?
Colcannon is a traditional Irish side dish usually made up of mashed potatoes, bacon and kale or cabbage, as well as lots of butter and cream. It makes a perfect side dish for corned beef.
How to make creamy colcannon
1. Preparing the Colcannon mixture. Once your potatoes have boiled, drain the post and transfer them to a bowl. You can use the same pot to cook the chopped kale until it becomes soft.
Mash the potatoes and add back into the pot with the cooked kale and chopped bacon.
2. Cooking the Colcannon. Transfer the potatoes to a pan and cook over a medium heat moving the mixture around every 3-4 minutes. The goal is to brown the potatoes on the bottom and create those tasty crispy bits throughout the Colcannon.
