Colcannon Stuffed Brussels Sprouts Recipes

BRUSSELS SPROUTS-BACON STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚. Butter a 3-quart baking dish. Cook the bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp and browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Stir in the Brussels sprouts and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove to a bowl.
• Melt 6 tablespoons butter in the pot. Add the onion, celery, chestnuts, garlic, thyme, sage, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 6 minutes. Add the chicken broth and bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat. Let cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Add the bread cubes, Brussels sprouts mixture, vegetable-broth mixture and parsley; stir until well combined. Transfer to the prepared baking dish, dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and cover with foil.
• Bake the stuffing until hot, about 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.

ALISON'S COLCANNON

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large pot, and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for about 10 minutes, until potatoes are soft enough to mash. Drain. Transfer to a large serving bowl, and mash potatoes with 1/4 cup of butter and all of the sour cream until well blended.
• Melt remaining butter in a large pot (you can use the same pot) over medium heat. Add garlic and green onion, and cook, stirring until softened. Add the cabbage, cover the pan, and let the cabbage steam for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir the cabbage mixture into the mashed potatoes, and season liberally with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

CHEF JOHN'S ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Place Brussels sprouts in water and cook for 2 minutes. Remove sprouts from water and transfer to ice water to cool. Drain and pat dry. Set aside.
• Place onions in boiling water; cook until nearly tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from water, rinse with cold water, and pat dry. Set aside.
• Melt butter in an ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Stir in Brussels sprouts and onions; toss with butter to coat. Stir in salt and black pepper; cook for 2 minutes.
• Transfer skillet to the preheated oven and roast until golden and tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve.

COLCANNON-STUFFED BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Steps:

• Peel potatoes. In a saucepan cover potatoes with cold water by 2 inches and simmer, covered, until very tender but not falling apart, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• While potatoes are cooking, trim Brussels sprouts. With a paring knife cut 4 firm cup-shaped leaves from stem end of each sprout and reserve. Quarter rest of each sprout and slice thin.
• With a slotted spoon transfer potatoes to a colander and drain, reserving cooking water in pan, and transfer potatoes to a bowl. Add butter, salt, and pepper and with an electric mixer beat mixture until smooth.
• Have ready a bowl of ice and cold water and bring reserved cooking water to boil. Gently stir in reserved sprout leaves and blanch 5 seconds. Working quickly, with a skimmer or slotted spoon transfer leaves to bowl of ice and cold water. Blanch shredded sprouts 30 seconds and drain in a sieve. Beat shredded sprouts into potato purée.
• Transfer leaves to paper towels to drain upside down. Transfer purée to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip and pipe into upturned leave cups. Arrange filled leaf cups in a buttered shallow baking dish. Hors d'oeuvres may be prepared 3 hours ahead and chilled, covered. Sprinkle tops of hors d'oeuvres with bacon and heat in middle of oven 3 minutes, or until heated through.

COLCANNON STUFFED SHAMROCK RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Make the pasta dough.
• Blanch the spinach leaves and parsley in boiling water for 2 minutes or until wilted.
• Puree the blanched spinach and parsley in a food processor. Set aside.
• Whisk together salt and gluten-free flour.
• Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.
• Add oil, water, and spinach puree. Mix until fully incorporated.
• Knead the dough for about 5 minutes or until elastic.
• Rest the dough for about 30 minutes.
• Make the pasta oil.
• In a saucepan over low heat, combine olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and saffron threads.
• Allow the ingredients to infuse into the oil. About 2-3 minutes.
• Make the Colcannon Filling.
• Boil the potatoes and cabbage until fork tender. About 15 minutes.
• Drain and puree in a food processor until smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Finish the Ravioli.
• Roll out the dough until about 1/8" thick. You may use a rolling pin or pasta roller.
• Cut the flattened dough into shape using a shamrock cookie cutter.
• Spoon in about 10 grams of the prepared colcannon into each pre-cut piece of dough.
• Brush the edges with a light flour slurry.
• Top each filled piece with another dough cutout. Press lightly on the sides to seal.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
• Boil assembled ravioli for about 4 minutes.
• Drain.
• Toss in the prepared pasta oil.

MASHED PARSNIP & SPROUT COLCANNON

Steps:

• Chop the parsnips into large chunks. Boil for 15 mins or until really soft, then use a slotted spoon to drain into a colander. Blanch the sprouts in the same pan.
• In a bowl, mash the parsnips with the butter and milk, then stir through the sprouts and spring onions. Serve with a knob more butter. Can be chilled for up to a day, or frozen. Simply defrost, then cover and reheat in a microwave, stirring often, until piping hot.