Loaded Mashed Potato Bar & Ranch Steak

🥘 Ingredients

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

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• strainer
• 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, ⏱️ 10-15 minutes . Reserve 1/2 cup potato cooking liquid, then drain using a strainer . Return potatoes to the pot and keep covered off heat until ready to mash.

   potatoes: 2 lb
2. 

   2

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

   bacon: 8 oz, paper towels
3. 

   3

   Meanwhile, trim green beans . 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 black pepper . Roast on top rack until browned and tender, ⏱️ 12-15 minutes .

   green beans: 12 oz, corn: 2 unit, paper towels, scallions: 4 unit, cooking oil: 1 tbsp, salt, black pepper
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in the pan used for bacon over high heat. Add corn and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and lightly charred in spots, ⏱️ 4-6 minutes . Taste and season with salt and black pepper . Turn off heat; transfer corn to a small bowl . Wipe out the pan.

   cooking, salt, black pepper
5. 

   5

   In the same pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add scallion whites; cook, stirring, until softened, ⏱️ 1-2 minutes . Sprinkle with flour and stir vigorously to combine. Whisk in chicken stock concentrate and water . Bring to a simmer and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, ⏱️ 3-4 minutes . TIP: If the gravy is too thick, add more water a splash at a time. Taste and season with salt and black pepper .

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

   6

   To the pot with potatoes, add a packet of sour cream and 2 tablespoons of plain butter . TIP: If a packable, feel free to swap in the black truffle butter for the plain butter and skip serving it on the side! Mash until smooth and creamy, adding a pinch of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Season with salt and black pepper .

   sour cream: 9 tbsp, butter, black truffle butter: 4 tbsp, salt, black pepper
7. 

   7

   Serve the mashed potatoes, bacon , green beans, corn, scallion greens, gravy, crispy fried onions , white cheddar cheese , black truffle butter, and remaining sour cream family style so everyone can build their own bowl. TIP: Don’t forget to serve with ranch steak and any extra items you may have ordered!

   bacon, green, crispy fried onions: 2 unit, white cheddar cheese: 1 c, black, sour, ranch steak: 20 oz