Creamy Irish Potatoes Recipes

CREAMY IRISH POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and celery and cook until tender.
• Stir the broth, 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper and potatoes in the saucepan and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• Place half of the broth mixture and half of the milk in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend until smooth. Repeat with the remaining broth mixture and remaining milk. Return to the saucepan and heat through.

CREAMY IRISH POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook potatoes and cabbage in separate pans of boiling water until tender, cooking cabbage 10 to 12 min. and potatoes 15 to 17 min.; drain. (Do not combine.)
• Heat oven to 350ºF. Place potatoes in large bowl. Mash with cream cheese until blended. Add cabbage and half the onions; mix well. Spoon into 1-1/2 qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until heated through. Top with bacon and remaining onions.

IRISH COLCANNON (CREAMY POTATOES AND CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Strip outer leaves from cabbage.
• Shred cabbage (or kale), place in a saucepan with water to cover the bottom and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until crisp-tender, about 5-10 minutes.
• Drain well.
• (opt.) Liquefy in blender.
• Boil potatoes in a separate kettle, covered with water, until tender.
• In a small saucepan cook leeks or onions and cream(or milk) about 10 minutes.
• Mash potatoes then season with salt, pepper and mace.
• Mix in the onions and milk.
• Combine the potato mixture with cabbage or kale, beating it to a pale green fluff over low heat.
• Pour into a deep warmed dish.
• Dab with butter or margarine.
• NOTE: Leftovers can be fried in oil until crisp and brown on both sides.
• OPTION: Substitute ground nutmeg for mace.

CREAMY IRISH POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in saucepan. Add onions and celery and cook until tender.
• Add broth, black pepper and potatoes. Heat to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat 15 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Place half the broth mixture and half the milk in blender or food processor. Cover and blend until smooth. Repeat with remaining broth mixture and milk. Return to saucepan. Heat through.