Sneha's Recipe: Leek

This traditional Irish food staple, Colcannon, an essential Irish St. Patrick's Day potato recipe it’s a mixture of creamy mashed potatoes with veggies.

Ingredients
1 Cup Shredded Cabbage
3 Medium Potatoes
1 Leek - chopped

½ Cup Green Peas - boiled
A Pinch of Nutmeg powder
1 Tablespoon Heaped Butter

1 Tablespoon Level All Purpose Flour

250 to 300 Ml Milk
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder to taste
3 Tablespoons Grated Cheddar cheese

Method

Boil the potatoes till they are are fork tender. Peel them and then grate or use a ricer, keep them aside.

In a heavy bottom pan add the butter, flour and roast till flour for 3 to 4 minutes or till it releases an aroma. Add the milk and make a thick smooth sauce. Add the veggies and cook till they are wilted or for 3 -4 minutes.

Keep stirring continuously till the sauce thickens. Add the black pepper, nutmeg powder, cheese. Taste for salt and then add the mashed potatoes and stir it till thoroughly mixed.

Serve it immediately garnished with chopped scallion greens, a dash of nutmeg and black pepper powder.

This is the ultimate comfort food, its creamy and delicious.

Labels: Irish, Ireland Vegetarian, Foodie Extravaganza Party, Cabbage, Potato, Green Peas, Leek, Butter, Cheddar Cheese, Savory, Side Dish, Salads,International Cuisine

March 17 is National Irish Food Day, or National "Eat Like an Irishman" Day. My #FoodieExtravaganza friends and I are all sharing Irish themed recipes to celebrate! Karen of Karen's Kitchen Stories, is our host. Check out this collection of recipes celebrating Irish food:
Beef and Smoked Sausage Cabbage Rolls from Food Lust People Love
Colcannon from Sneha's Recipe
Colcannon (Irish Potatoes and Cabbage) from Caroline's Cooking
Cold Irish Day Cocktail from Our Good Life
Dublin Coddle - Irish Bacon, Sausage, and Potato Stew from Karen's Kitchen Stories
Instant Pot Dublin Coddle from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Irish Cheese and Walnut Biscuits from Simply Inspired Meals
Irish Coffee from Tara's Multicultural Table
Mushy Peas from Pandemonium Noshery
Shepherd's Pie from Palatable Pastime
Traditional Shepherd's Pie from Cookaholic Wife

It’s time for Fantastical Food Fight headed up by Sarah Ellis at Fantastical Sharing. Since it's Julia Child's birthday today, Sarah asked us to prepare a Julia Child recipe.

For this recipe, made just a small change, instead of adding salt in the soup used a veg stock cube. Rest of the recipe is ditto her's.

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 Teaspoon Heaped Butter
1 Leek - sliced thinly
3 Medium Potatoes - peeled & thinly sliced
3 Cups Water
1 Veg Stock Cube or Salt to taste

Black Pepper powder to taste

Method

Melt butter in a pot / saucepan over medium heat. Add the leek and saute for a minute. Add the potatoes, stock cube and water, Place the lid on, simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until potato is very soft.

Take off flame and let it cool a little . Then with a stick blender , blend until for a second or two. This soup should be grainy, thick and not smooth or liquidy.

Serve it with a dash pepper and enjoy this simple yet delicious soup.

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Be sure to check out the other Fantastical Julia Child or Julia Child-inspired recipes this month !

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Lables : Soup, Vegetarian, Leek, Potato, French Cuisine, Healthy, Fantastical Food Fight
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