Cooking level: easy
Timing: 1 hour
Origin: Irish
Nutrition: medium
I know you do not imagine but the Irish cuisine can surprisingly be so diverse and delicious that actually you cannot help admiring it. It is classy, all about food, simple and delicious all at the same time. The dish that we are going to introduce you today is an originally Irish dish and is served usually on Halloween. The colcannon is also a very famous and popular Irish traditional song. The colcannon is the most traditional Irish dish and is served for Halloween since old times.
Now when we make this dish, you will see how unique and extraordinary it is. You will feel Irish vibes, but at the same time you will feel the Halloween mood and all the diversity that exists there in the cuisine as a whole.
So what kind of ingredients do we need to have to make this stunning dish?
Here is the list of ingredients.
The ingredients
1 pound of kale
6-7 scallions
Ground pepper and salt
1 pound of potatoes
3 cups of milk
6 tablespoons of butter
Let’s start making when we have this all.
The making
At first take the kale, wash it, and remove the tough parts from it by shredding the leaves finely. The take a large boil, put the kale there and add some water so as the kale will be covered completely, and then add a teaspoon of salt. You have to cook the kale for about 10 minutes until the kale is soft and cooked. Then take the potatoes, wash them and unpeel. Take another jar, add the potatoes there and add water also. Make the water boil and the potatoes cooked. Once the potatoes are cooked, mash them properly, until the mass gets smooth. Then you will have to chop the scallions and the simmer it in the milk for about 5-10 minutes. Once it is ready, slowly add it to the potatoes and beat well until your get a soft and smooth texture. Then add the kale into the mass you have and beat that also. At last and the salt and pepper and then add heat it under low fire. Then serve dish in small deep plates and serve it hot. You can add butter on the top of it as well.
As you can see this may look and sound a little bit strange and weird. However, in reality this is a nice dish that beautifully fits breakfast, lunch and dinner as well. This is what the Irish have been eating on Halloween day. The cooking process is really easy, and when it comes to timing, then you will not have to suffer much. It will take just an hour to make the stunning dish. What about the nutrition then we have to say that it is neither high, nor low.
So do not miss the brilliant chance of making this stunning dish on Halloween day.
