Recipe Idea: "Irish Champ" Mashed Potatoes

As I have stated before, we go all out in my family for St. Patrick's Day.  We eat Irish food, in fact, we are so Irish that we have a Leprechaun that visits every year.  We love celebrating and have many traditions for our St. Patrick's Day celebration.  I will be making Reuben sandwiches, but was looking for a side dish...here's a keeper!  Irish Champ is actually a mashed potato mostly popular in Northern Ireland.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and halved
• 1 cup milk
• 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drain well. 
• Return to very low heat and allow the potatoes to dry out for a few minutes. 
• Meanwhile, heat the milk and green onions gently in a saucepan, until warm.
• Mash the potatoes, salt and butter together until smooth.  Add eggs to the mixture.  Stir in the milk and green onion until evenly mixed. Season with freshly ground black pepper.

Thanks, All Recipes, for the reminder on how to make one of my mother's classic recipes.