Celery Root, Red Cabbage and Potato Colcannon
- 1 1/4 pounds potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 1/4 pounds celery root (celeriac) (1 large), peeled and cut into chunks
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 medium-size red cabbage, quartered, cored and shredded (about 4 cups shredded cabbage)
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon caraway seeds, to taste
- 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup warm or hot milk
- Freshly ground pepper
- Place potatoes and celeriac in a saucepan and cover by an inch with water.
- Bring to a boil, add salt to taste, reduce heat to medium-low and cover partially.
- Boil gently until tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Drain, return to the pot and cover pot tightly.
- Let steam in the dry pot for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium heat in a heavy skillet and add cabbage.
- Cook, stirring often, until it begins to wilt, about 5 minutes.
- Add caraway and salt to taste, and stir together.
- Cover and cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, until cabbage is very soft and fragrant, about 10 minutes.
- If cabbage begins to stick to the pan, add a little bit of water.
- Remove from heat.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Heat milk and butter together until butter melts.
- Mash potatoes and celeriac with a potato masher or in a standing mixer fitted with the paddle, or put through a food mill.
- Add milk and butter and mix until smooth.
- Stir in cabbage and caraway and mix until well blended.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot.
potatoes, celery root, salt, extra virgin olive oil, red cabbage, caraway seeds, unsalted butter, milk, freshly ground pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016940 (may not work)