Traditional Irish Colcannon

• servings: 6 servings
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

3 large (about 2 pounds) Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered

2 teaspoons fine salt, more to taste

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, divided

3 cups coarsely chopped kale, or other greens (leaves only, tough ribs discarded)

4 medium green onions, thinly sliced, white and green parts divided

1 dried or fresh bay leaf

1 1/4 cups milk

1 teaspoon dry mustard powder

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

Gather the ingredients.

Put the potatoes into a large (4-quart) saucepan or pot. Add the salt and enough cold water to cover the potatoes by about 2 inches.

Bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until the largest potatoes are tender (they will yield easily when pierced with a fork and break apart), about 12 minutes. Drain in a colander set in the sink while you prepare the greens. Set the saucepan aside, you will use it again.

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the kale, white parts of the green onions, and the bay leaf and cook, stirring occasionally, until the kale is tender, about 5 minutes.

Add the milk and mustard powder. Once the milk simmers, reduce heat to low to keep warm.

Return the drained potatoes to the reserved saucepan. Add the remaining 4 tablespoons butter, and the green parts of the green onions. Mash with a potato masher until nearly smooth.

Add the kale-milk mixture to the saucepan, discarding the bay leaf. Stir to combine. The mixture will look a bit too liquid at first, but will thicken as the potato starch absorbs the moisture. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 287 kcal
• Total Fat: 13 g
• Saturated Fat: 8 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 33 mg
• Sodium: 761 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 39 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5 g
• Total Sugars: 6 g
• Protein: 7 g