Colcannon Mashed Potatoes

• Serves 4
• Preparation Time:- 10 minutes
• Cooking Time:- 25 minutes

• Ingredients
• 800g floury potatoes (eg King Edward)
• Salt andPepper
• 250g/9oz young savoy cabbage
• Bunch of spring onions
• 50g/2oz butter
• 250ml/9fl oz milk
• pinch of grated nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley to garnish

• Method
• Peel and roughly chop potatoes then cook in lightly salted, boiling water for 15 minutes or until tender
• Discard rough or damaged cabbage leaves,wash inner leaves and discard core of cabbage, finely shred the leaves
• Bring large saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook the cabbage, covered for 5 minutes or until tender
• Drain thoroughly in a colander
• Wash trim and thinly chop spring onions
• Melt butter in a pan and cook spring onions for 2 minutes
• Stir in the cabbage, then pour in the milk, bring to the boil then immediately remove from the heat
• Drain potatoes then return them to the pan or place in a large bowl and mash until smooth
• Stir the cabbage mixture into the potatoes and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg
• Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving