Irish Colcannon

by Lucas
Created • Updated
From the cookbook Vegetarian Cooking

Ingredients

  • 1kg/2lb potatoes, cut in even pieces
  • 225g/8oz curly kale or crisp green cabbage, shredded
  • 2 spring onions, chopped
  • butter or margarine, to taste
  • fresh nutmeg, grated
  • salt and ground black pepper
  • 4 large eggs
  • 75g/3oz mature cheese, grated

Directions

  1. Boil the potatoes until just tender, then drain and mash well.
  2. Lightly cook the kale or cabbage until just tender but still crisp. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5.
  3. Drain the greens and mix them into the potato with the onions, butter or margarine and nutmeg. Season to taste.
  4. Spoon the mixture into a shallow ovenproof dish and make four hollows in the mixture. Crack an egg into each and season well.
  5. Bake for about 12 minutes or until the eggs are just set, then serve sprinkled with the cheese.