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Irish Colcannon with Cabbage and Bacon
Irish Colcannon with Cabbage and Bacon
OLCANNON WITH CABBAGE AND BACON Serves: 4, Cooking time: 20 minutes, Prep time: 10 mins INGREDIENTS 5 potatoes, peeled and cut into smaller pieces 5 slices bacon, ¼ head of cabbage, halved and thinly sliced 1 tablespoon bacon grease ½ cup coconut milk Salt/pepper to taste DIRECTIONS Place potatoes in a medium pot and fill with water (making sure water level is one inch above potatoes). Bring to a boil, add salt, reduce heat and simmer, covered until potatoes are cooked through and soft when pierced with a fork (15-20 minutes). In a separate pan cook the bacon until cooked through and browned on both sides. Drain bacon on paper towels and cut into smaller pieces. Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon grease and saute the cabbage in bacon grease on medium heat for 5-10 minutes until lightly browned. Drain the potatoes when cooked through. Add coconut milk to potatoes ¼ cup at a time and mash with a potato masher until smooth. Mix in cabbage and bacon (reserving a bit of bacon for the garnish). Garnish with bacon.
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Serves2 People
Preparation Time20 min
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Place potatoes in a medium pot and fill with water (making sure water level is one inch above potatoes). Bring to a boil, add salt, reduce heat and simmer, covered until potatoes are cooked through and soft when pierced with a fork (15-20 minutes).
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In a separate pan cook the bacon until cooked through and browned on both sides. Drain bacon on paper towels and cut into smaller pieces.
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Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon grease and saute the cabbage in bacon grease on medium heat for 5-10 minutes until lightly browned.
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Drain the potatoes when cooked through. Add coconut milk to potatoes ¼ cup at a time and mash with a potato masher until smooth.
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Mix in cabbage and bacon (reserving a bit of bacon for the garnish).
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Garnish with bacon.
