Ham hock colcannon
An Irish dinner made with pork. Ready in about 38 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 23 minPrep (about)
- 15 minCook (about)
- 38 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 6 oz ham
Fresh & other
- 1.8 lb floury potatoes
- 1 ¾ oz butter
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 cabbage
- 8 green onions Shopping tip: Green onions (scallions).
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp heavy cream Shopping tip: Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream (UK: double cream).
- 4 eggs
Sauces & oils
- 2 tbsp mustard
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Peel.
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Cut the potatoes in even, medium-sized chunks.
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Put in a big pan filled with cold salted water.
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Bring to the boil.
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Heat for 10-15 mins till a knife can be inserted in the potatoes easily.
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While that cooks, melt the butter in a large cook pan over a medium heat.
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Add the some seasoning, spring onions, cabbage and garlic.
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Stir every so often till your cabbage is wilted but still retains little bite.
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Set aside.
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Drain the potatoes.
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Leave to steam-dry for 2 mins.
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Mash with seasoning, mustard and the cream in the same pot.
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Stir in the cabbage and ham hock.
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Keep warm over a low heat.
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Reheat the pan you used to heat the cabbage.
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Add a splash of oil, crack in your eggs.
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Fry to your liking.
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Split it between bowls.
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Top each with a fried egg.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.