1 or 2tbspOlive Oil (Traditionally, they use Lard.)
Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Wash and peel your potatoes. In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Boil the floury potatoes until they are soft.
In a frying pan, fry (sautéed) the cabbage and the onion in lard. When done cooking, set that aside in a dish. In the same frying pan, cook the chopped bacon. When done cooking the bacon, set that aside in a separate dish as well. In that same frying pan, cook up some scrambled eggs.In the large pot, drain your potato water and mash your boiled potatoes. In the same pot add your milk, butter, salt, and pepper to taste. Then add the cabbage, onion, bacon, and eggs. Mix it all together and serve.
Note:Traditionally, this recipe in Ireland is made with cheap cabbage and is cooked in lard. I didn't have any, so I decided to use olive oil instead. In Ireland, they use the term fried. I assumed it meant sautéed. It means it's done in a frying pan and not deep-fried. I sauté my cabbage and onion in my cast iron pan. When I first made this, I actually cooked the bacon and the onion together. I didn't have a white onion so I substituted it with a purple one. White onions have a stronger taste and are traditionally used in this recipe. Now, you can serve the bacon and the eggs separately if you want with this dish, which is the traditional way to make it. You can also omit the bacon if you don't eat meat. I mixed it all together because the bacon gives everything flavor. Another term they use in Ireland is floury potatoes. These potatoes have a fluffy dry texture and are great for boiling. For this recipe, I used whatever potatoes I had on hand. Also, I was told you could fry your eggs and add them with your side dish, which is the traditional way to do it. I just simply scrambled my eggs and added them into the recipe. Instead of cooking my bacon whole the traditional way for this recipe, I chopped it up and added it to the recipe. In this recipe, I used regular butter. I highly recommend you use Irish butter because it tastes so yummy.
Since this is a traditional Irish recipe, I wanted to make everything authentic in honor of St. Patrick's day and in honor of my husband's family back in Ireland. There were only two mistakes I made, which was the eggs and the bacon are both cooked separately and served on the side. Online has so many different variations of this recipe. None of which, I found to be traditional but more like American. This recipe calls for cabbage and not kale. Kale is not traditionally used in this recipe. I do plan to make this recipe again using lard. I also plan to fry my egg and bacon as well and serve it on the side. I will share an up-to-date version of that recipe in the future. The way I did make it, turned out amazing! For now, enjoy!
Keyword Cabbage, Easy, Irish, Potatos, Side Dish, Simple