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  • 1 large potato
    cut into chunks
  • 4 parsnips
    peeled and cut into chunks
  • 8 chipolatas
  • 50g butter
  • 2 large red apples
    cored and cut into slim wedges
  • 8 spring onions
    sliced, white and green parts separated
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 beef or chicken stock cube
  • 200g kale
    or Savoy cabbage, finely chopped
  • 5ml milk

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal500
  • fat24g
  • saturates11g
  • carbs49g
  • sugars18g
  • fibre14g
  • protein16g
  • salt1.5g
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Method

  • step 1

    Put the potato and parsnips in a very large pan of water, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 mins or until the veg is tender. Meanwhile, cook the chipolatas in a large frying pan. When brown on all sides, transfer to a plate and add 25g butter to the pan. Add the apples and white part of the spring onions. Fry for 5-10 mins until softened and starting to caramelise.

  • step 2

    Add the kale to the boiling veg for the final few mins, before the potatoes and parsnips are completely soft. When the kale has wilted, drain the veg and leave to steam-dry in the colander. Heat the remaining butter in the same pan – don’t worry about washing it out. Add the green parts of the spring onions and sizzle for a few mins to soften.

  • step 3

    Add the flour and stock cube to the apples and spring onions, stir for 1-2 mins, then add 400ml water, mixing to a smooth gravy. Return the sausages to the pan and bubble in the gravy for a few mins until heated through. Meanwhile, add the veg to the buttery spring onions, along with the milk and plenty of seasoning, and mash until the potato and parsnips are smooth. Serve the colcannon with the chipolatas and the gravy spooned over the top.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2015

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A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.15 ratings
Heather Zavaďák-Wyche avatar

Heather Zavaďák-Wyche

I agree with other commenters that it was a bit on the sweet side with both apple and parsnip, so I made another non-apple gravy for the second attempt, and it worked well. Nice traditional recipe.

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Heather Zavaďák-Wyche

Ah yes, and I also baked the chipolatas in the oven, less faff and less fat that way.

liznfil

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Really lovely, only tweaked slightly. Main change was the method, I get flustered when everything is finished in different pans at the same time, so for cooks like me: 1. Prepare all the veg 2. Put chipolatas in oven no fat needed until cooked 3. Start root veg boiling. 4.Fry green parts of onions,…

Pepperminto

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Superb recipe. I needed to use up some apples and some butchers chipolatas and this was just perfect. I used sweet potatoes instead of parsnips, a little red onion instead of spring onion along with adding some fresh thyme and rosemary. Very tasty.

nicgday

question

Does this require 5 or 50 mls of milk please?

Frantic Flapjack

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Wasn't expecting much of this recipe but it was a taste sensation! Will definitely make again. I used finely chopped sprouts in place of the cabbage/kale. Highly recommended.

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