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Beef Stroganoff with Creamy Mashed Potato

Course: Main Course
Keyword: Winter Delight Recipes
Prep Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6 servings
All time Classic: beef stroganoff served with mushroom, creamy mashed potato, and warm tomato passata.
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Ingredients

Beef

  • 750 g uncooked steak
  • 250 mL beef stock
  • 1 tsp thickplus
  • 6 'A' scoops (6g) Shape It Powder

Mushrooms

  • 200 g mushrooms (chopped or sliced)
  • 50 mL water (if possible, use the juices from cooking the mushrooms)
  • 4 'A' scoops (4g) Shape It Powder

Mashed Potato

  • 400 g cooked potato
  • 100 g butter
  • 100 g cream
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Sauce

  • 1 large brown onion (sliced)
  • 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 100 g tomato passata
  • 250 mL stock
  • 1 tsp thickplus
  • 4 tsp cornflour
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Beef

  • In a large frying pan over a medium heat, add the steak and pan fry until cooked.
  • Place the steak and thickplus in a blender and blitz on high speed until they form a smooth mixture.
  • In a medium saucepan over a medium heat, bring the beef stock and Shape It Powder to the boil, then simmer gently for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Pour the hot beef stock-Shape It mixture over the puréed steak and blend on high speed for 2–3 minutes or until smooth, scraping down the sides as required.
  • Pour the mixture into a tray, cover it with cling film, and refrigerate 2 hours or until it sets.
  • Remove the mixture from the fridge, heat it, and serve.

Mushrooms

  • Grease the Shape It Half Sphere Mould (5mL) with spray oil and set aside.
  • Spread the prepared mushrooms out on a tray and steam them in a combi oven for approximately 15 minutes at 100°C.
  • In a small saucepan over a medium heat, bring the water and Shape It Powder to the boil, then simmer gently for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Pour the hot water-Shape It mixture into a blender, add the cooked mushrooms, and blend on high speed for 2–3 minutes or until smooth, scraping down the sides as required.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared Shape It Half Sphere Mould, cover it with the mould lid, and refrigerate for 2 hours or until it sets.
  • Remove the mixture from the mould, then heat and serve it.

Mashed Potato

  • Place the cream and butter in a small saucepan and bring them to the boil over a medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens.
  • Pour the mixture over the cooked potato and mash them together until they become smooth.
  • Season the mashed potato to taste and serve.

Sauce

  • In a medium saucepan over a medium heat, add the oil, onion and garlic, and cook until they become soft.
  • Add the tomato passata, then reduce it by bringing it to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove the sauce from the heat, pour it into a blender, add the thickplus, then blend together until the sauce becomes smooth.
  • Pour the sauce back into the same saucepan, add the stock and cornflour, then bring it to the boil over a medium heat until it thickens, stirring constantly.
  • Reduce the heat and simmer the sauce uncovered for a further 5 minutes.
  • Season the sauce to taste and serve it.

To Assemble and Serve

  • Cut the beef into strips and slice each half-sphere mushrooms in two.
  • On a serving plate, place the beef strips with the mushrooms, then pour the hot sauce over them.
  • Finish with mashed potato on the side.