Champ - Irish Mashed Potatoes
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Yield:
6-8 servings
Ingredients:
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2 large baking potatoes
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4 Tbs. butter
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6 scallions (green onions)
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1 cup milk
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1 tsp salt , pepper to taste
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1/2 tsp dry mustard
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Process:
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Wash and quarter 2 large baking potatoes.
Leave skin on.
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Boil in medium pot with 3 cups of water for 20 minutes
or until a knife easily passes through potatoes.
Drain.
Put in large bowl.
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While potatoes are cooking:
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Melt 1 Tbs. butter in a shallow saucepan.
Add 6 chopped scallions and stir.
Heat 1 minute but do not brown.
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Add 1 cup milk.
Simmer for 10-15 minutes
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Mix and Mash:
Add hot milk and scallions to potatoes
Mash together with potatoe masher.
Add salt, pepper and dry mustard.
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Plate:
Goes well with hot with roast lamb or sausages.
Grate cheddar cheese over the top and serve.
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Champ - Irish Mashed Potatoes
A very simple, hearty recipe. Having gone through the terrible famine and potatoe blight of the nineteenth century, in Ireland, mashed potatoes were much more than a side dish. They were a hearty meal unto themselves.
TIPS:
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Mashing by hand creates a much better texture and the green onions remain visible.
If using a food-processor, be very careful not to blend or over-mash as the texture will become heavy like wall-paper paste and the onion taste will take over.
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