Beef and Shiitake Stew on Garlic Mashers
Keys: Asian Oriental Beef Main Dish Meats Mushrooms
Yield: 4
Ingredients:
2 lb hanger or skirt steak cut 2" by 2" pieces
2 x red onions diced
2 x carrots diced
2 x celery stalks diced
1 tbl fermented black beans
1 tbl minced ginger
2 x garlic heads cloved
1 lb shiitake mushrooms stems removed,
quartered
1/2 cup shaoshing wine
1/3 cup dark soy sauce
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
Canola oil for cooking
-------------- GARLIC MASHED POTATOES --------------
6 lrg russet potatoes peeled, quartered
2 tbl minced garlic
1 1/2 cup heavy cream
2 oz butter - (to 4 oz)
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
Method:
In a large stockpot, brown the seasoned meat on all sides. Set meat
aside and wipe out stockpot. In the same pot; saute onions, carrots,
celery, beans, ginger and garlic. Add mushrooms and season with salt and
pepper. Deglaze with shaoshing and reduce by 50 percent. Add soy sauce
and check again for seasoning.
Return meat to pot, and add water to cover. Cook for 2 to 2 1/2 hours
until meat is tender. In a large pasta bowl, place a mound of mashers
and cover with copious quantities of the stew, sauce and all. Enjoy.
For the Garlic Mashed Potatoes: In a saucepot, add potatoes and fill
with cold water. Add a little salt. Slowly boil potatoes for 30 to 40
minutes until potatoes can be pierced with a paring knife then easily
fall off of the knife.
In another saucepan, caramelize garlic then add the cream. Reduce cream
by 30 percent. In a large stainless steel bowl, add hot potatoes and
garlic cream. Hand mash together. Add salt and pepper and check for
seasoning.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
~Angelique~
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