Champ recipe
by Mark Baumann |
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I love Ireland although the only part I seem to get to these days is Dublin a place that I have visited many times and I still have some very good Irish pals. I will be inviting my pals over on St. Patricks day and the chances are we will be enjoying a few pints of Guinness and I will be cooking Coddle and Champ.
At a glance
- Cuisine Irish
- Recipe Type Main
- Difficulty Easy
- Preparation time 10 mins
- Cooking time 20 mins
- Serves 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 kg (4.4lbs) Potatoes
- 200 ml (7fl oz) Double cream
- 150 g (5.3oz) Spring onions chopped
- 150 g (5.3oz) Spring cabbage finely diced
- 150 g (5.3oz) Salted butter melted
- 1 Pinch of salt
- 1 Pinch of white pepper
- 0 freshly grated nutmeg
Step-by-step
- Boil the potatoes and dry them, then bash, add the salt, pepper, nutmeg and double cream, separately sweat the cabbage and spring onions with a little of the butter to soften then add to the mash and mix well.
- When ready to serve, pile on a plate and make a well in the centre and pour in the remaining melted butter.
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Comments
by Hijax | on 17 March 2011
Champ always reminds me of the culinary Close Encounters moment I had in Tullamore (Tulach Mhór, appropriately meaning great mound) Ireland.
When the waitress delivered my mountain of mash, I couldn't help wondering if Richard Dreyfuss might be moonlighting in the kitchen (after all, his father was a restauranteur). Although tempted to score the sides with a fork for filmic effect, I grabbed the spoon, loaded it with champ and dipped it into the buttery lava held in the great mound's volcano-like mouth. It was a spoonful of heaven that made me hum with happiness!
Twelve years later...and I still sing the theme tune from Close Encounters whenever I each champ. So thanks for a fond food memory on St. Patrick's Day!
by betty.beevers@btinternet.com | on 31 May 2011
What about the high Fat content for people with High Cholestrol problems?
Do you have a Healthier version of Champ?
Elizabeth.
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