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Home » Culture » Europe » Northern Irish Champ Recipe

Northern Irish Champ Recipe

March 16, 2012 by Crystal McClean

With St. Patrick’s Day upon us once again, here is a Northern Ireland version of mashed potato that is savoury and doesn’t take longer to make than regular mashed potatoes.  Northern Irish champ was probably one of the first meals I had upon my arrival to this great land over eight years ago.  It’s delicious as is, as a side dish, or with various toppings.  In fact, I ate it almost daily for the first few weeks I was here as it was delicious, inexpensive from a nearby take-away in Belfast, and so versatile.  I could never get bored of Irish champ!

Northern Irish Champ is the perfect potato side-dish!

Northern Irish Champ

 Ingredients for Northern Irish Champ

  • Bunch spring onions (green onions), trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 250ml     semi-skimmed milk
  • 1.3kg       Floury potatoes peeled and cubed
  •                unsalted butter

 How to make Northern Irish Champ

1)                  Put the spring onions in a saucepan with the milk.

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2)                Bring almost to the boil, remove from heat and leave to stand.

3)                Boil the potatoes until tender.

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 4)                Drain thoroughly and return to the pan.

5)                Add half the infused milk and mash well until smooth.

6)                Beat in the remaining milk and season to taste.

7)                Turn into a serving dish and dot with a little butter to serve.

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This version of mashed potato from Northern Ireland is very popular from fast food eateries to gastro restaurants.

Some toppings you may wish to try on your Northern Irish champ are:

Bacon and grated cheese; baked beans; curry; sausage and gravy; or anything you may have around and wish to try!

I’ve just been faced with some sad news…Spuds in Belfast has closed…but it’s memory will live on in my memory and my cooking!  For another Irish dish, why not try colcannon with your next meal?

READ MORE:   BOMBAY BAKED POTATOES

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Filed Under: Dinner, Europe, St. Patrick's Day Tagged With: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Potatoes

About Crystal McClean

I am a Mom, Wife, Home Educator, and Virtual Assistant. We love to have fun together while learning and exploring our environment.

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Comments

  1. Varya @ littleartists says

    March 3, 2013 at 5:39 am

    I love it! So simple! We’ve been looking for ideas for Around the World in 12 Dishes and this is just great – my daughter can basically do all the mashing and arrange the plate all by herself, I already see it!

    • crystalmcclean says

      March 3, 2013 at 5:04 pm

      Let me know how it goes! I’d love to hear about it 🙂

  2. mermaid says

    April 6, 2013 at 11:05 am

    Love the clovers on the mash 🙂 They are not real are they? At first I thought you had arranged the peas as clovers 🙂

    • Crystal McClean says

      April 7, 2013 at 10:26 am

      They are indeed shamrocks! Last year I was able to buy a little pot of it and we planted it out (but unfortunately it didn’t survive the winter). It can be used just the same as parsley! Give it a try for some fun eating!

 
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