Fabulous Colcannon (Mashed Potatoes And Cabbage) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/4 cup unsalted butter
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 head cabbage, sliced into thin strips
1/2 cup water
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cups fully cooked ham, cut into bite-size pieces

Preparation

Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, set heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain potatoes and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
Stir milk, mayonnaise, and butter into potatoes. Mash with a potato masher until smooth.
Cook and stir bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until fat is rendered, 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir onion, garlic, and cayenne pepper into bacon and drippings and cook, stirring often, until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
Stir cabbage and water into onion mixture until cabbage is wilted, about 5 more minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.
Fold cabbage mixture into mashed potatoes.
Cook and stir ham pieces in the same skillet used for cabbage mixture until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir cooked ham into mashed potato and cabbage mixture until combined.