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Scots Colcannon

Scots Colcannon is a traditional Scottish recipe for a classic dish or accompaniment of mashed potatoes fried with cooked and shredded cabbage. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Scots Colcannon.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

35 minutes

Total Time:

55 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Vegetarian RecipesScottish Recipes



Scots Colcannon: Classic Scottish recipe for an accompaniment of creamed potatoes blended with cabbage.

Ingredients:

300g potatoes
300g cabbage
2 tbsp butter (or dripping)
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Peel and quarter the potatoes and remove the core from the cabbage. Bring a pan of lightly-salted water to a boil, add the potatoes and cabbage and cook for about 25 minutes, or until tender. Mash the potatoes and mince the cabbage.

Melt the butter or dripping in a large frying pan then add the potatoes and cabbage. Season to taste then mix thoroughly, allow to heat through and to brown slightly then serve.