Loaded Mashed Potato Bar

🥘 Ingredients

• bacon
  8 oz
• butter
  1/2 c
• chicken stock concentrate
  4 unit
• cooking oil
  2 tsp
• corn
  2 unit
• crispy fried onions
  2 unit
• flour
  4 tbsp
• green beans
  12 oz
• pepper
• potatoes
  2 lb
• ranch steak
  20 oz
• salt
• scallions
  4 unit
• sour cream
  9 tbsp
• truffle butter
  8 tbsp
• white cheddar cheese
  1 c

🍳 Cookware

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

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. Dice potatoes into 1/2-inch pieces. Place in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, ⏱️ 10 minutes to ⏱️ 15 minutes . Reserve 1/2 cup potato cooking liquid, then drain. Return potatoes to pot and keep covered off heat until ready to mash.

   potatoes: 2 lb
2. 

   2

   While potatoes cook, heat a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add bacon *; cook, turning occasionally and adjusting heat if browning too quickly, until crispy, ⏱️ 6 minutes to ⏱️ 10 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Wipe out pan. Once cool enough to handle, roughly chop. TIP: If you added any other items to your meal, you can get started on them now!

   bacon: 8 oz
3. 

   3

   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 cooking oil , salt , and pepper . Roast on top rack until browned and tender, ⏱️ 12 minutes to ⏱️ 15 minutes .

   green beans: 12 oz, corn: 2 unit, scallions: 4 unit, cooking oil: 2 tsp, salt, pepper
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for bacon over high heat. Add corn and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and lightly charred in spots, ⏱️ 4 minutes to ⏱️ 6 minutes . Taste and season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl . Wipe out pan. Once corn is done, pat ranch steak * dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper. Heat pan used for corn over medium-high heat. When hot, add a drizzle of oil. Add steak and cook to desired doneness, ⏱️ 3 minutes to ⏱️ 6 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board. Wash out pan.

   ranch steak: 20 oz
5. 

   5

   Melt 2 TBSP plain butter in pan used for corn over medium heat. (4 TBSP for 4 servings.) Add scallion whites; cook, stirring, until softened, ⏱️ 1 minutes to ⏱️ 2 minutes . Sprinkle with flour and stir well to combine. Whisk in chicken stock concentrate and 1 cup water; bring to a simmer and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, ⏱️ 3 minutes to ⏱️ 4 minutes . TIP: If gravy is too thick, add more water a splash at a time. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Use pan used for steak here.

   butter: 1/2 c, flour: 4 tbsp, chicken stock concentrate: 4 unit
6. 

   6

   To pot with potatoes, add one packet of sour cream and 2 TBSP plain butter (two packets of sour cream and 4 TBSP plain butter for 4 servings). TIP: If you like truffle, feel free to swap in truffle butter for the plain butter and skip serving it on the side! Mash until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Season with salt and pepper.

   sour cream: 9 tbsp, truffle butter: 4 tbsp
7. 

   7

   Serve 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. Thinly slice steak against the grain. Serve alongside mashed potato bar. Bacon is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°. Steak is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.

   crispy fried onions: 2 unit, white cheddar cheese: 1 c, truffle butter: 4 tbsp