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Tony has this amazing ability to pull the most appropriate country at the most appropriate time....amazing that it's St. Patrick's Day and Ireland was pulled from the jar...

Although most folks are having corned beef and cabbage we're not. We've been enjoying the beef and cabbage this since Monday and we're going to another Irish party on Sunday where we'll be able to indulge again in the salty/briny goodness. So, instead I'm making the Irish favorite, calcannon. It's so familiar in Southern Irish homes that there's even songs about calcannon. Seriously.


Calcannon is a mashed potato/cabbage dish. I'm serving it tonight alongside grilled sausage and of course Guinness.

Calcannon
2 lbs potatoes, peeled and diced
1 small onion-chopped
4 tbsp butter
1/2 head savoy cabbage-chopped
1/4 cup milk
salt and pepper

Bring a large pot of water to boil, add the potatoes and cook until tender. Drain them in a colander and then return to the pot to dry then mash with a fork. Meanwhile, simmer the cabbage for approximately 10 minutes.

Saute the onions in the butter in a large frying pan for 4 minutes. Add the potatoes, cabbage, milk, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes.  Serve warm with a little extra butter.

Rating--7.5
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