Irish Crabcakes & Colcannon: Foodie Friday

I used to be in a book group with a woman from Ireland and when it was her night to host I was always so impressed by her Irish dishes, whether it was salmon or lamb stew. She made me realize that I really didn't know much about traditional Irish cooking.

I decided to do a little research for my St. Patrick's Day recipe and I came upon this wonderful cookbook called, "The New Irish Table" by Margaret Johnson. This book is filled with updated versions of traditional Irish fare that you will find outstanding. I followed her crabcake recipe exactly... it has surprises likes bits of apple and a roasted pepper sauce... wonderful bursting flavors that even my kids enjoyed.

The colcannon I created was a result of looking at many recipes for mixing mashed potatoes with greens. My kids figured this dish was invented by an Irish mom who was trying to get her kids to eat their greens, so she mixed them up with the mashed potatoes that they love.

I hope you enjoy both of the recipes and have a wonderful and lucky St. Patrick's Day. 

Click on for recipe:

Crabcakes with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Kale Colcannon

by Diane Balch

simplelivingeating.com

preparation time: 20 minutes       Serves: 4 - 6

Ingredients:

8 Russet potatoes peeled and chopped into quarters

4 tablespoons of butter

1 head of Kale or other green chopped.

6 scallions chopped

1/2 can of beer

1 cup of milk

1 dash of nutmeg

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1) Bring potatoes to a boil in a well salted sauce pan of water. When the water is boiling time for 10 minutes. Check that a fork can go through the potatoes. Drain and rice or mash.

2) While the potatoes are cooking. Sauté the kale and scallions in a large skillet in 1 tablespoon of butter for about 1 minute. Then add the beer and cover for about 2 minutes or until the kale is well wilted. 

3) Add 3 tablespoons of butter, salt, pepper, nutmeg and milk to the potatoes and mix with a fork to keep the potatoes fluffy.

4) Mix kale with potatoes check salt and pepper and serve. 

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