Potatoes are one of my favorite vegetables. I would have them for dinner every day If I could.
I love them, and they are the most versatile vegetables.
We could not stop eating it. Soft steamed potatoes with lots of butter and scallions. Melting in your mouth with each bite. Pure delight. Added to my collection of potato recipes.
Champ, like colcannon, can be a great way of using up potatoes, either fresh or leftover.
This Irish champ recipe shows how easy it is to make it from scratch, even if you do not have leftover potatoes.
The scallions add a wonderful flavor to this dish and decorate the top.
Originally Champ was made with stinging nettles instead of green onions.
Over time green onions and scallions have been predominant in making this dish.
Traditional and popular Irish side dish. A straightforward dish made with potatoes mashed with butter and infused with scallions.
Simplicity is packed with flavor with only four ingredients.
Champ is a great side dish. There are so many ways to enjoy it.
One way is to serve it with a runny fried egg on top.
Excellent served alongside any meats and poultry.
Sausage, bacon or any other vegetables of your choosing, and cabbage.
Please read the recipe for complete instructions.
Russet potatoes: They are the best for this dish. Avoid using any waxy potatoes like Yukon golds and red potatoes. All the same size
Whole milk: you need the richness of the milk with the potatoes. You can even replace it with a 1/3 heavy cream for a rich dish.
Scallions: Make sure the stem is lean and long with many white parts.
Butter: Unsalted butter
Salt and pepper: the only seasoning you need with potatoes.
I only recommend what I use and love.
Large and small pot
Colander
Potato masher
As you can see, the amount of ingredients required is a minimum. Very easy to make.
Most of all, two unique traditional Irish mashed potatoes dishes are, to this day, gracing Ireland's restaurants and homes.
More of a typical dish of Northern Ireland, Chmap are mashed potatoes with chopped spring onions, lots of butter, and milk.
On the other hand, the colcannon is also mashed potatoes, including cabbage, kale, and scallions or leeks. It is a more prevalent dish n the south of Ireland.
A great way to use leftover potatoes if any are on hand, or make it fresh from scratch as I have it here.
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