Authentic Irish Champ Recipe
Great Tasting Traditional Irish Champ Recipe
This Irish Champ Recipe is a traditional way of using seasonal produce to make a very tasty side dish to any meal. My Irish Champ recipe is a great comfort food that is easy to make but packed with flavour.
In this Irish Champ recipe I simmer the spring onions (scallions) in milk to take some of the harshness out of them but you can add the spring onions fresh into the mash if you like.
The secret to making a good Irish Champ is to season it well. Make sure you use plenty of butter to add flavour but also season well with salt and pepper.
Try out my Authentic Irish Champ recipe and let me know what you think of it.
I’m sure you will enjoy it and it will become a family favourite.
Enjoy!
If you like this recipe why not try out my Irish Pork Chop Recipe to go with this dish.

Irish Champ is a traditional comfort food made using potatoes, spring onion (scallions), butter and milk. It is a great side dish that can accompany many meats and veg.
- 650 g Floury potatoes cut into chunks
- 6 Spring Onions, finely sliced
- 250 ml Whole Milk
- 100 g Salted Butter
- Salt and Pepper
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Boil or steam the potatoes until cooked through, this should take approx 20 - 25 minutes depending on size of the potatoes.
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While potatoes are cooking simmer the spring onions in milk for about 5 minutes the remove the spring onion a reserve the milk.
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Mash the potatoes and add a quarter/25g of the butter and some milk into the mash potato and mix. Add enough milk to get to a creamy consistency to your liking.
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Season the mash with salt and pepper and add in the spring onions. Mix through and taste then adjust seasoning as necessary.
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Add potato to a plate making a hollow in the center. Melt the remaining butter and pour into each hollow in the potato. Enjoy dipping the potato into the butter which is the traditional way to eat it in Ireland.
Allergens: This recipe contains Milk