Beef steak with homemade mashed potatoes

Beef steak with homemade mashed potatoes

Main dishes

Beef strips marinated in oyster sauce, honey, and garlic, pan-fried, and served with creamy mashed potatoes made with whole milk.

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This Vietnamese-style steak takes only 35 minutes to prepare. The beef tenderloin, marinated in garlic, honey, and oyster sauce, is served with mashed potatoes and milk.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total2 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$4.74 $2.37 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $2.57
  • $1.06
  • $0.18
  • $0.10
  • $0.00
  • $0.01
  • $0.13
  • $0.01
  • $0.18
  • $0.07
  • $0.25
  • $0.10
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 10 of 13 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. For the meat: season the beef with salt and pepper, add 1 teaspoon of beef bouillon, oyster sauce, soy sauce, honey, some chopped garlic and onion, and sugar. Mix well.
  2. For the puree: cook the apples, mash them, and season with salt when they are hot. Mix well, add a little milk and stir again, then finish with a bit of pepper.
  3. Heat a small amount of oil in a frying pan, remove the beef from the marinade, and sear it on both sides until cooked to your desired level of doneness. Then, serve with the mashed potatoes.

The bill

Beef steak with homemade mashed potatoes

  • 300 g of Australian beef tenderloin$2.57
  • 500 g of ground apples$1.06
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced$0.18
  • 1/2 onion, chopped$0.10
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar$0.00
  • salt$0.01
  • pepper$0.13
  • 1 teaspoon of powdered broth$0.01
  • 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce$0.18
  • 1 tablespoon of soy sauce$0.07
  • 1 tablespoon of honey$0.25
  • 100 ml of unsweetened whole milk$0.10
  • oil for frying$0.08

Total$4.74

that's $2.37 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 300 g of Australian beef tenderloin
  • 500 g of ground apples
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of powdered broth
  • 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of honey
  • 100 ml of unsweetened whole milk
  • oil for frying

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