Gluten Free Irish Foods - The Series Continues

Potatoes and Cabbage are two vegetables synonymous with Ireland and both vegetables have been a staple of the Irish for ages.

This classic Irish dish combines the mashed potatoes and cabbage. Colcannon is traditionally made from mashed potatoes, kale or cabbage, butter, salt, and pepper. It can contain other ingredients such as milk, cream, leeks, onions, chives, garlic, boiled ham or Irish bacon. Add some chopped boiled beef and you have a dish known in England as Bubble & Squeak. Many people take the mixture and fry it in potato cakes which sounds delicious too.

Best of all, it is naturally gluten free:-)

Colcannon

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

•3 cups finely shredded green cabbage

•1 onion, finely chopped

•1/4 cup water

•6 cooked potatoes, mashed or 4 cups prepared instant mashed potatoes (prepared according to directions on package)

•1/4 cup milk

•1/4 cup butter or margarine

•Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation:

Place cabbage, onion, and water in a saucepan or Dutch oven and quickly bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer about 8 minutes until tender. Do not overcook.

Add mashed potatoes, milk, butter or margarine, salt, and pepper. Mix well, stirring often until heated through.

Colcannon is served warm as a side dish.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

*The song "Colcannon", also called "The Skillet Pot", is a traditional Irish song that has been recorded by many artists.

Did you ever eat Colcannon, made from lovely pickled cream?

With the greens and scallions mingled like a picture in a dream.

Did you ever make a hole on top to hold the melting flake

Of the creamy, flavoured butter that your mother used to make?

The chorus goes:

Yes you did, so you did, so did he and so did I.

And the more I think about it sure the nearer I'm to cry.

Oh, wasn't it the happy days when troubles we had not,

And our mothers made Colcannon in the little skillet pot.

as cited by Wikipedia