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colcannon

colcannon

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A warm Irish dish that people make from mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale and serve with butter
  • noun
  • /kɒlˈkænən/
  • UK
: colcannon
  • Fig Chili Glazed Pork Tenderloin and Colcannon My Way
  • an Irish colcannon

Examples

  • On cold winter nights, we enjoy a warm bowl of colcannon with melted butter on top.

  • Sometimes Ma added a little fish to our colcannon for flavor.

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  • We make colcannon with all sorts of greens.

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  • Here's a modern take on traditional Irish colcannon, courtesy of Food Republic.

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  • Just because I can, this was what left my house after polishing off a big plate of pork and colcannon.

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  • Since it was also Halloween, I made colcannon to go with it, and although it might not be the first side dish that comes to mind when making a spicy figgy bit of pork, it was actually quite delicious together and was happily gobbled up, providing some nice, starchy substance to line the tummy in preparation for a candy assault after dinner.

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  • For St. Patrick's Day, I prepared traditional Irish colcannon made with creamy mashed potatoes and kale.

  • The recipe for colcannon calls for mixing mashed potatoes with tender cabbage and a dash of salt.

How Filling

stew
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colcannon
  • UK
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mashed potato
84 1.0
salad
600 1.0

Surface Forms

colcannon singular
colcannons plural

Etymology

Colcannon comes from Irish words cál ('cabbage') and ceannann ('white-headed'), which make you think of a pale cabbage head. So colcannon is easy to remember as the simple mash of potatoes mixed with cabbage or kale.