Diane's Colcannon

Colcannon is a traditional comfort dish popular in Ireland. This recipe is rich and tasty. There are even richer recipe versions of this dish on the Internet.

I would love to credit the original author, but find no clear record on the Net of who Diane is.

Yields:

8 servings

Time Required:

Ingredients:

Preparation:

Gather all ingredients. Place potatoes into a saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.

While potatoes are cooking, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, unGil evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels; crumble and set aside. Reserve drippings in the skillet.

Sauté cabbage and onion in drippings in the skillet, over medium heat, until soft and translucent, 10 to 15 minutes; cover the skillet to decrease cooking time, if desired. Remove from heat.

Mash potatoes with milk in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Fold in bacon, cabbage, and onion.

Transfer mixture to a large serving bowl. Make a well in the centre of potato mixture, and pour in melted butter. Serve hot.


Cook's Notes:

Equipment needed: large skillet, large mixing bowl, large serving bowl, potato peeler, spice grinder (for pepper) and your favourite knife and cutting board.


1 Some cooks don't peel the potatoes, just scrub them well and cube them.

2 Some cooks use leeks, or spring/green onions/scallions.

3 Cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and fl. oz. are as defined in US Customary Units, not to be confused with differing British imperial, "legal", "coffee", Commonwealth of Nations, Canadian, Latin American, Japanese, Russian, or Dutch definitions — further proof that everyone needs the metric system.

4 Your cooking will be improved by acquiring a spice grinder, and thereafter buying/storing only whole spices, grinding only as/when needed. Ground spices go flavourless quickly, even in tightly sealed jars.

5 For extra-rich colcannon, use unsalted Kerrygold butter.


Collected and re-published at http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/recipes/dianes-colcannon.html by Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com> on Nov. 30, 2025. Individual recipes are free from copyright. Share and enjoy!

Special thanks to Diane, this recipe's author. You'll find this recipe in many Web sites, including on AllRecipes at https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/58642/dianes-colcannon/.

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