Colcannon Potato Cakes Recipes

COLCANNON RECIPE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes with the garlic for 15 - 20 minutes until cooked through.
• While the potatoes are cooking, melt 100g of the butter in a small frying pan and saute the cabbage and spring onions for 3 - 4 minutes until softened.
• Drain the potatoes and mash (leave the garlic in).
• Add the cabbage and spring onions (including the butter they were cooked in) to the potatoes.
• Meanwhile warm the remaining butter and cream until the butter is melted (I do this in the pan I fried the cabbage in). Add to the potato and cabbage mixture.
• Add the chives and plenty of salt and pepper and stir until throughly combined. Serve immediately with extra butter and chives to garnish.

ST. PATRICK'S COLCANNON

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and add water to cover by 1-inch. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Stir in cabbage along with 2 tablespoons of butter; cover, and simmer until the cabbage has softened. Drain.
• Melt 1/2-cup butter over medium heat. Stir in garlic and the white parts of the green onions. Cook until the garlic has softened and mellowed.
• Drain the potatoes and mash with white pepper to taste. Fold in melted butter, milk, cabbage, and corned beef. Sprinkle with green onion tops to serve.

COLCANNON BAKE

Steps:

• Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two. Season the potatoes with salt, and mash with 6 tablespoons of butter, sour cream, egg, and milk.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart casserole.
• Heat 1 teaspoon butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the cabbage, leeks, and onion until the cabbage is tender and the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Crush 2 bouillon cubes into the cabbage mixture, and stir to blend and dissolve the cubes. Stir the cabbage mixture into the potato mixture until thoroughly mixed, and spoon into the prepared casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes; top with Cheddar cheese, and return to oven until the cheese melts, about 10 minutes.

COLCANNON CAKES

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, combine the colcannon and the flour, mixing well. Form the mixture into 6 cakes of equal size, about 3/4-inches thick. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 2. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Fry cakes on both sides, turning once and pressing down lightly with a spatula, until golden brown--about 4 minutes per side.

LEFTOVER COLCANNON (IRISH POTATO & CABBAGE) CAKES {VEGAN}

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, add 1 Tbl of vegetable oil and the sliced onions. Saute until almost tender. Add the carrots and both cabbages. Saute until almost tender. You may or may not need more oil. You want them to still have a bit of texture. Cool completely.
• Add to the 4 scoops of leftover Colcannon.
• It's best if the leftover Colcannon is cold. Do not add additonal liquid.
• Once combined, add the flour, salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Preheat a saute pan with 1 Tbl of vegan Margarine over medium heat.
• With floured hands, using the same ice cream scoop, scoop into your hands and form first into a ball and then flatten slightly to form the cake. Place immediately in the hot pan.
• Cook on each side until golden brown, flipping once.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with a dollop of vegan sour cream or the stout gravy from our basic Colcannon recipe!

COLCANNON POTATOES

Steps:

• Place cabbage and 2 cups water in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until cabbage is tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, reserving cooking liquid; keep cabbage warm in separate dish., In same pan, combine potatoes and reserved cooking liquid. Add additional water to cover potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, place milk, green onions, salt and pepper in a small saucepan; bring just to a boil and remove from heat., Drain potatoes; place in a large bowl and mash. Add milk mixture; beat just until blended. Stir in cabbage. To serve, drizzle with butter; top with parsley and bacon.

BRAISED BACON WITH COLCANNON CAKES

Steps:

• Put the bacon joint in a flameproof casserole dish or heavy-based saucepan and cover with water. Pop on a lid, bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 45 mins until cooked. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes in a pan of salted water for 20 mins. five mins before the end of cooking, add the cabbage. Drain well, return to the pan for 1-2 mins to dry out, then mash together.
• Add 1 tbsp of the oil to a frying pan with the onion and cook over a medium heat for 5 mins. add this to the potatoes and cabbage, and mix together with a little seasoning. Set aside. Meanwhile, drain the bacon and leave to rest for 10 mins.
• Put the flour on a plate. Shape the potato and cabbage mixture into 8 cakes, then roll them lightly in the flour, tapping off any excess. Add 1 tbsp oil to the frying pan and fry the cakes in 2 batches for 3-4 mins on each side until golden.
• Cover the potato cakes with foil and set aside. Wipe the frying pan with kitchen paper, then add the remaining oil. Crack in the eggs and cook until the white is set and the yolk is still runny.
• Slice the bacon and serve with the potato cakes, eggs and ketchup.

COLCANNON AND POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Peel and cube potatoes and place in boiling water.
• Cook until tender, as for mashed potatoes.
• In a large skillet, saute the garlic, onion and cabbage until the cabbage is limp, but not brown.
• When potatoes are done, mash with seasonings, butter and milk per your taste.
• Add the sauteed onions, garlic and cabbage and mash until well mixed, there will be pieces of cabbage, but that's okay.
• Serve as you would mashed potatoes.
• For the potato pancakes, use the leftover Colcannon and add beaten eggs, flour and baking powder to them.
• In a skillet with oil place hand shaped potato pancakes and cook until brown on one side and then carefully flip and brown on the other.
• Serve with applesauce and sour cream.