Upside-down Parmentier

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 400 g beef
• 2 400 g potato purée
• 3 500 ml red wine
• 4 sage
• 5 1 carrot
• 6 1 shallot
• 7 1 garlic clove
• 8 2 bayleaves
• 9 ½ teaspoon cornflour
• 10 salt
• 11 pepper
• Total weight: 1,520 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
5 hours 50 min.	20 min.	6 hours 7 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Cook 400 g beef slowly in red wine.
2	Prepare 400 g potato purée.
3	Take 4 tablespoons of the cooking juices and pour this over the meat. Mix well and reheat on low heat.
4	Reduce the remaining cooking juices by half in a small pan. Check seasoning. Add ½ teaspoon cornflour while whisking to thicken the sauce.
5	Heat the serving plates. Place two tablespoons of mashed potato in the centre of the plate. Arrange the meat on top and coat with sauce.

Remarks

Both the meat and potatoes can be prepared the day before, even a few days in advance.

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