# @dianemorrisey on Instagram - **Type:** Video - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ94P73CTvr - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36841639-dianemorrisey-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3d60a17547.jpg - **Posted:** 2025-11-12T18:42:56.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Diane Morrisey (@dianemorrisey) — https://gondola.cc/dianemorrisey ## Caption Champ is a traditional Irish dish made of mashed potatoes mixed with milk, butter, scallions, and often serve served with melted butter that is drizzled into a well that you hollow into the top of the potatoes. It’s a perfect side to Irish stew, braised sausages, or any kind of roasted meat. It gets its unique taste from the scallions that are steeped in the milk, and that along with good quality butter sets them apart from other mashes. Champ is served throughout Ireland but it originated in Northern Ireland, where my Grandparents come from which is why I remember Gram making it all the time. I had the good fortune of ordering champ a few times when I was in Ireland last week and it was almost as good as my Grams 😉☘️ . . Champ . . 6 medium potatoes. Russets or golden potato’s work well 1/3 cup whole milk 8 scallions, chopped 1/2 cup butter salt and pepper to taste Add the scallions to milk in a pot on the stove top. Bring to a slow boil and immediately reduce to simmer for about 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat and let them steep together. 
 Peel the potatoes and cut into fourths. Boil them in salted water until fork tender. Drain the potatoes and let them sit in the colander for a few minutes to get rid of as much water as possible. Put back in the pot. Season with salt and pepper and add 5 tbls of butter that you have cubed up. Mash with a potato masher. Pour in the milk/scallion mixture and stir in with a spatula until well combined. Check for seasoning. To serve, add to a bowl. Melt the remaining 3 tbls of butter. Make a well on top of the potatoes and drizzle with melted butter in there. . . . . #irishfood #champ ## Stats - **Views:** 36,004 - **Likes:** 6,571 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 143 ## Tags irishfood, champ --- Copyright (c) Gondola