Colcannon

Mashed potato folded with kale and spring onion.

Ingredients

• 1 kg Potatoes
• 300 g Kale
• 6 Spring onions
• ¾ cup Milk
• 100 g Butter
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Black pepper

Method

1. Boil the potatoes — Cook the potatoes whole in salted water until tender, then peel and mash.
2. Cook the kale — Blanch the shredded kale for 3 minutes and drain well.
3. Infuse the milk — Warm the milk with the sliced spring onions.
4. Combine — Beat the milk into the potatoes, then fold in the kale.
5. Colcannon is ready — Make a well in the centre and drop in the butter to melt.

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