Culinary bravado can easily become intuitive upon adequate exposure to a range of cuisines. This dish is absurdly easy even though it looks it just came out of a top class fine dining restaurant. Even the name suggests it can’t just be called mashed potatoes and steak even though that is exactly what it is . I named this dinner in Catalan and the literal translation is ‘steak on starch’.
The secret to super smooth mashed potatoes is a blender! If you feel like the mashed potatoes are too thick keep adding a bit milk until the right consistency is attained (not too runny but not too thick). The Asian inspired sauce that coats the beef has a spicy kick from the ginger that will tantalize your tastebuds and is effortlessly completed with the sweetness of the tomato sauce and sugar. If you don’t try this recipe out, your tastebuds will never forgive you for that!
Servings: 2
Time: 40 minutes
INGREDIENTS
For the mashed potatoes:
- 8 small potatoes
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp black pepper
For the beef:
100g beef steak
1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp black pepper
For the sauce
2 tbsp fresh ginger chopped
1 tbsp fresh garlic chopped
6 tbsp bbq sauce
4 tbsp sweet chili sauce
6 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp sugar
To garnish:
1 cucumber (sliced using a potato peeler)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the potatoes in a medium sized saucepan and boil for 25 minutes on medium-high heat.
2. Let them cool for 10 minutes before peeling off the skins.
3. Cut them into small uneven pieces and place them in a blender with the milk, salt and black pepper. ( You can blend them in batches if you are using a small blender).
4. Blend them for about 30 seconds. Ensure there are no lumps left.
5. Cut the steak into small slices and season with salt and pepper.
6. Slice the steak slices for 5 minutes on each side in a medium sized pan.
7. Remove the steak slices from the pan.
8. In the same pan, add the grated garlic and ginger and fry on medium heat for 5 minutes.
9. Add the sauces ( tomato sauce, bbq sauce, sweet chili) , sugar and water to the pan and let the sauce thicken. This should take about 5 minutes.
10. Toss the steak in the sauce.
11. To assemble, add about 4 tablespoons of mashed potato to a large bowl , then steak slices in a line followed by the cucumber ribbons.
12. Use bbq sauce for the garnish dots (optional). Enjoy!
