Irish Colcannon Bombs are a mix of mashed potatoes and kale stuffed with Irish cheddar, rolled into balls, breaded and fried. In other words, potatoes surrounding a “bomb” of melted cheese.
So this recipe actually started with me picturing the video image of melted cheese inside a fried ball of mashed potatoes. Video gets attention these days so I’m going with it. I mean given the choice I’d much rather scroll through my Facebook feed filled with food videos instead of political posts. Who’s with me?
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Watch how to make Irish Colcannon Bombs:
If you’ve never heard of Irish Colcannon it’s mashed potatoes mixed with kale or cabbage. We do occasionally have mashed potatoes leftover and I’m always wondering what to do with them. I needed a couple of St. Patrick’s Day recipes on the blog for this season and so that’s how this recipe was born. My son was my taste tester for this new recipe and he says you will love them.
Tips for making Irish Colcannon Bombs:
- Use a cookie scoop like this one to help shape the mashed potato balls
- Cut your Irish cheddar into small cubes – about 1/2-inch across
- Fry the potato bombs in small batches – a crowded pan makes it harder to brown the potatoes evenly on all sides
- Cold mashed potatoes work best for this recipe
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Irish Colcannon Bombs
Ingredients
- 3 cups leftover mashed potatoes
- 1 cup canned kale (Glory Foods) drained and chopped
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup green onions finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces Irish cheddar cheese, cubed
- 2 cups Panko bread crumbs
- vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the mashed potatoes, kale, egg, green onions, 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs and salt until smooth
- Use a small cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoon capacity) to scoop a mound of colcannon potatoes and roll one cheese cube into the center. Repeat the process until you have used all the mashed potato (colcannon) mixture.
- Roll each mashed potato ball to coat in Panko bread crumbs.
- Pour vegetable oil into a pan so it is about 1/2-inch deep. Heat oil to between 365 - 375 degrees.
- Add the Irish Colcannon Bombs to the oil, 4 - 5 at a time (don't crowd the pan). Fry on first side until golden brown. Flip and fry on second side until golden brown. Remove with slotted spoon to paper towel lined plate.
- Whisk together the Dijon mustard and maple syrup and drizzle over the mashed potato balls. Serve immediately.
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Allison - Celebrating Sweets says
Wow! These must be amazing! Need to try asap! That cheesy center is speaking to me. Ha!
foodtasticmom says
Thanks Allison, I appreciate it!
Laura | Wandercooks says
Yum, I can’t wait to give these a go! Love your video too, this looks so simple to make which is awesome. And I agree – I’d MUCH rather see videos of delicious food than political posts on my feed.
foodtasticmom says
Haha, glad you agree 🙂 I just can’t take the anger anymore. Bring on the fun food!
Luci's Morsels says
What a fun recipe for left overs. This looks delicious!
foodtasticmom says
Thanks I appreciate it Luci!
Brian Jones says
Those flavours sound amazing, I love colcannon, such a warming a cozy dish!
foodtasticmom says
Thanks Brian.
Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine says
My husband would love these! What a fun idea.
foodtasticmom says
Thank you Michelle!
Stephanie@ApplesforCJ says
These look amazing and I’m loving all the tips you shared for making these!
foodtasticmom says
Thank you so much Stephanie!
lauren says
That cheesy center is speaking to me on a spiritual level.. Yum!
foodtasticmom says
LOL – love it.
Helene D'Souza says
Those colcannon remind me of our dumplings in Austria. We add them to soups and there is a dumpling variety with mas potato too. Wish I could have a bit now.
foodtasticmom says
That’s a great comparison. These would be good in a soup – but I would have never thought of that!
Meredith says
I have been wondering what colcannon is! I could totally see my boys calling these “col-cannon balls” and loving them, of course. What a fun treat for St. Patricks Day!
foodtasticmom says
Yes I was really hoping everyone would see the fun I tried to add to this recipe! I hope you try them 🙂
Traci says
I can’t believe I’ve never tried making anything like this. It’s fun and you make it look easy and approachable. Pinning now! Happy St. Pats!
foodtasticmom says
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you too! Thanks so much 🙂
Soniya says
Oh my goodness!! These bombs looks so delicious and easy to make! Can’t wait to try it 🙂 yum
foodtasticmom says
Thanks so much Soniya