Loaded Mashed Potato Bar with Steak

🥘 Ingredients

• bacon
  4 strips
• butter
  4 tbsp
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 tbsp
• corn
  12 oz
• crispy fried onions
  ½ cup
• flour
  2 tbsp
• green beans
  8 oz
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• potatoes
  2 lb
• ranch steak
  12 oz
• scallions
  4 pieces
• sour cream
  2 packets
• truffle butter
  2 tbsp
• water
  1 c
• white cheddar cheese
  ½ cup

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• medium pan
• baking sheet
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Adjust oven rack to top position and preheat oven to 425°F. Wash and dry all produce.
2. 

   2

   Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Place in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender ⏱️ 15 minutes . Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain. Return potatoes to pot and keep covered off heat until ready to mash.

   potatoes: 2 lb
3. 

   3

   While potatoes cook, heat a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add bacon ; cook, turning occasionally, until crispy ⏱️ 8 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Wipe out pan. Once cool enough to handle, roughly chop.

   bacon: 4 strips
4. 

   4

   Meanwhile, trim green beans if necessary. Drain corn ; pat dry with paper towels. Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Toss green beans on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil , salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until browned and tender ⏱️ 14 minutes .

   green beans: 8 oz, corn: 12 oz, scallions: 4 pieces, olive oil: 1 tbsp
5. 

   5

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in pan used for bacon over high heat. Add corn and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and lightly charred ⏱️ 5 minutes . Taste and season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl . Wipe out pan.
6. 

   6

   Melt 2 tbsp butter in pan over medium heat. Add scallion whites; cook, stirring, until softened ⏱️ 2 minutes . Sprinkle with flour and stir vigorously to combine. Whisk in chicken stock concentrate and 1 cup water ; bring to a simmer and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened ⏱️ 4 minutes . Taste and season with salt and pepper.

   butter: 4 tbsp, flour: 2 tbsp, chicken stock concentrate: 2 tbsp, water: 1 c
7. 

   7

   To pot with potatoes, add one packet of sour cream and 2 tbsp butter. Mash until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Season with salt and pepper.

   sour cream: 2 packets
8. 8

   Serve ranch steak , mashed potatoes, bacon, green beans, corn, scallion greens, gravy, crispy fried onions , white cheddar cheese , truffle butter , and remaining sour cream family style for everyone to build their own mashed potato bowls.

   ranch steak: 12 oz, crispy fried onions: ½ cup, white cheddar cheese: ½ cup, truffle butter: 2 tbsp