Colcannon
- 4 pounds baking potatoes (about 7 medium), well scrubbed
- 1 bunch (about 3/4 pound) curly kale, cleaned, tough stems removed
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- Place the potatoes (skins on) in a kettle and cover them with cold, salted water.
- Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and pour out all but 1 inch of the water.
- Lower the heat, cover the pot and steam the potatoes until very tender, about 20 to 30 more minutes
- Meanwhile, bring another kettle 2/3 full of salted water to a boil.
- Add the kale and cook for 5 minutes.
- Drain the kale and immediately plunge it into cold water to stop the cooking.
- Drain again and use your hands to wring out as much water as possible.
- Chop the kale and set it aside.
- When the potatoes are tender, drain.
- When cool enough to handle, peel away and discard the skins and transfer the potatoes to a large bowl.
- Place the milk and scallions in a saucepan and bring just to a boil.
- Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes while they are still warm.
- Stir in the hot milk.
- Add more milk if they are too stiff.
- Stir in the kale.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Preheat the broiler.
- Transfer the potatoes to a shallow, ovenproof casserole.
- Make an indentation in the center of the potatoes (to hold the butter later) and place under the broiler until brown on top.
- Remove from the oven, pour the butter into the indentation and serve.
baking potatoes, curly kale, milk, scallions, kosher salt, butter
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/8310 (may not work)