Fabulous Colcannon (Mashed Potatoes and Cabbage)

This colcannon dish adds a twist to the traditional recipe by incorporating bacon, ham, and mayonnaise into the mashed potatoes and cabbage. Top it with cheese and serve it as a side or main dish.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 343 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 4 slices bacon, chopped
• 3 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 2 cups fully cooked ham, cut into bite-size pieces
• 0.25 cup milk
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.25 cup unsalted butter
• 0.5 head cabbage, sliced into thin strips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, set heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain potatoes and transfer to a large mixing bowl.

Step 2

Stir milk, mayonnaise, and butter into potatoes. Mash with a potato masher until smooth.

Step 3

Cook and stir bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until fat is rendered, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 4

Stir onion, garlic, and cayenne pepper into bacon and drippings and cook, stirring often, until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Stir cabbage and water into onion mixture until cabbage is wilted, about 5 more minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

Step 6

Fold cabbage mixture into mashed potatoes.

Step 7

Cook and stir ham pieces in the same skillet used for cabbage mixture until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 8

Stir cooked ham into mashed potato and cabbage mixture until combined.