In honor of March, being Irish-American Heritage Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for…
COLCANNON
By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Mar.-Apr. 1987, p. 2).
Irish potato and cabbage classic sprinkled with bits of green onion.
INGREDIENTS:
4 cups shredded cabbage
½ tsp salt
1-lb smoked sausages
6 servings instant mashed potatoes, prepared according to package directions
1 cup sliced green onions
1 TB butter
¼ tsp pepper
INSTRUCTIONS:
[In an accommodating pot,] heat ½ inch of water to boiling. Add shredded cabbage and salt. Cover and cook for 8 minutes [then] drain. Meanwhile brown sausages. Prepare instant mashed potatoes according to package directions, adding sliced green onions to liquid. Fold [cooked] cabbage into potatoes with butter and pepper. Top with sausages. Serves 4.
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