Instructions

Step 1

Put colcannon, flour, and salt and pepper to taste into a medium bowl and stir to combine. Shape mixture into 3 equal patties, each about 3⁄4" thick.

Step 2

Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat, add butter, and melt until foaming. Fry cakes in butter, pressing cakes lightly with a spatula, until golden brown, 3–4 minutes per side.

Put colcannon, flour, and salt and pepper to taste into a medium bowl and stir to combine. Shape mixture into 3 equal patties, each about 3⁄4" thick.

Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat, add butter, and melt until foaming. Fry cakes in butter, pressing cakes lightly with a spatula, until golden brown, 3–4 minutes per side.

Recipes

Colcannon Cakes

Name: Colcannon Cakes
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 3
Ingredients: 1 cup Colcannon; 1 ⁄ 3 cup flour; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsp. butter

Serves
makes 3

SAVEUR EDITORS

Colcannon, Ireland's heraldic specialty of mashed potatoes with stuff mixed in, almost always involves something cabbagey, such as kale or, well, cabbage. Though it's hard to leave any for the next day, this recipe, given to us by Irish grocer extraordinaire Peter Ward, puts any leftovers to delicious use.

Ingredients

1 cup Colcannon
¹⁄₃ cup flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. butter

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Instructions

Step 1

Put colcannon, flour, and salt and pepper to taste into a medium bowl and stir to combine. Shape mixture into 3 equal patties, each about 3⁄4" thick.

Step 2

Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat, add butter, and melt until foaming. Fry cakes in butter, pressing cakes lightly with a spatula, until golden brown, 3–4 minutes per side.

Put colcannon, flour, and salt and pepper to taste into a medium bowl and stir to combine. Shape mixture into 3 equal patties, each about 3⁄4" thick.
Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat, add butter, and melt until foaming. Fry cakes in butter, pressing cakes lightly with a spatula, until golden brown, 3–4 minutes per side.