Recipe and source notes

Vegetarian Colcannon

8 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds potatoes, scrubbed & chopped with skins on
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
  • 1 pound fresh cabbage, cut in 1” chunks
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 mediums leeks, washed & sliced up to 1” above the white part
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, ground in mortar & pestle

Make it step by step

  1. Place potatoes in a large pan, cover with water, bring to a boil. Simmer until potatoes are soft. Drain well.
  2. While potatoes are cooking, sauté cabbage in butter for a few minutes. Add leeks and garlic, and continue cooking on low heat, covered, until cabbage is soft but not mushy.
  3. Combine cooked potatoes with cabbage mixture, and mash. Some chunks are desirable. Stir in salt, pepper, and rosemary.
  4. If desired, place in an oven-proof dish and broil to brown the top.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by pentalia, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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