Champ (Irish Mashed Potato with Scallion)
Ingredients
- 1 lb (450 g) potatoes, peeled
- 2 oz (60 g) scallions
- ¼ pint (½ cup) milk
- Freshly-ground pepper
- Salt (optional)
- 4 tbsp butter
Ingredients for 2 servings (690 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Boil potatoes in water until done.
- 2
Drain the potatoes and mash them.
- 3
Pour the milk into a saucepan, add the chopped scallions and cook vigorously.
Stovetop - 4
When cooked, sieve the scallions and set the milk aside.
- 5
Add the scallions to the potatoes and mix well.
- 6
Add as much of the scallion-infused milk as possible to make a ‘wet’ soft mixture.
- 7
Season with freshly ground pepper and salt.
- 8
Serve with a central well filled with melted butter.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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