Colcannon Cakes Recipes

Steps:

• Cut and steam the potatoes until tender. Return to the still hot pot and add 1/4 cup butter, milk, kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper. Mash together.
• Melt the remaining butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add shallots and leeks. Saute until they begin to soften. Add the kale and toss until soft and wilted but still bright green, about 3 minutes. Add the cabbage and toss until tender-crisp, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle with nutmeg, salt and the remaining pepper.
• Mix the cabbage and mashed potatoes together well. Sprinkle with the green onion slices before serving.

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.

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.