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Savoury Kale Colcannon
Savoury Kale Colcannon is a traditional Irish recipe for a classic accompaniment of mashed potatoes with butter blended with kale, spring onions and bacon before serving. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Irish version of: Savoury Kale Colcannon.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
35 minutes
Total Time:
55 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Vegetable RecipesIrish Recipes
This is an interesting variant of Irish colcannon (a blend of mashed potatoes and kale or cabbage) that I came across recently. It contains bacon in the mix for a savoury note and it's sufficiently different from the more commonly-encountered colcannons to warrant its own entry.
Ingredients:
500g curly kale
150g unsalted butter, cubed
2 rashers of bacon, sliced crossways into thin strips
8 spring onions, thinly sliced
4 large potatoes, quartered
a little cream
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Method:
Bring a pan of water to a boil. Add the kale and cook for 5 minutes. Drain and chop finely then set aside.
Add 2 tbsp o the butter to a frying pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon turns golden brown. Add the spring onions and cook for 2 minutes more. Now stir in the kale and take the pan off the heat.
Place the potatoes in a large pan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes (or until soft when pierced with the point of a thin-bladed knife but not breaking apart). Drain the potatoes thoroughly and return to the pan. Add the remaining butter and mash until smooth. Beat with a wooden spoon until soft and creamy (add a little cream if desired).
Stir in the kale along with the bacon and spring onion mixture. Season to taste and serve.
