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Colcannon
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 15 Minutes
Servings: 6
An All Hallow's Eve dish. Traditionally a carefully wrapped gold ring is placed in one of the bowls and the diner who finds it will most likely wed the following year
Ingredients:
1 lb cabbage, cored, quartered and shredded
1 lbs boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 pieces
2 small leeks, white and pale green part only,washed and sliced
1 cup milk
salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 tsp ground mace
8 tbl (1 stick) plus 2 tbl butter
Directions:
1. In separate saucepans cook cabbage and potatoes in boiling, salted water until tender. About 12-15 minutes
2. Drain and chop cabbage
3. Drain and mash potatoes
4. Meanwhile in a large saucepan, combine leeks and milk and cook over medium until leeks are tender about 8 to 10 minutes
5. Add the potatoes, salt, pepper and mace to the leeks and milk and stir over low heat until well blended
6. Add the cabbage and 8 Tbl of butter and sitr again to consistency of mashed potatoes, dot with remaining butter cut into small pieces and serve at once
By RecipeOfHealth.com