Ingredients
- Raw ground beef (8 pounds, 8 ounces)-8.5 pounds
- Fresh onions, diced (or 1½ ounces dehydrated onions)-8 ounces
- Frozen sliced carrots (2 pounds, 6 ounces)-2.375 pounds
- Frozen peas (2 pounds, 6 ounces)-2.375 pounds
- Beef stock, non-MSG-2 quarts
- Cornstarch-4 ounces
- Water, cold-1 cup
- Dried thyme-1 tablespoon
- Ground black or white pepper-2 teaspoons
- Onion Salt-2 teaspoons
- Salt, kosher-2 teaspoons
- Water, boiling (1 quart, 2 cups)-1.5 quarts
- Low fat 1% milk, hot (1 quart, 2 cups)-1.5 quarts
- Margarine or butter-6 ounces
- Potato flakes-2 pounds
- Salt, kosher-2½ teaspoons
- Paprika-1 teaspoon
Instructions
- Brown ground beef. Drain. Continue immediately.
- Add onions to ground beef and saute for 5 minutes or until translucent.
- Mix frozen carrots and frozen peas into ground beef mixture. Set aside.
- Gravy: Heat beef stock in steam-jacketed kettle to a boil. Combine cornstarch and cold water in a bowl. Slowly add cornstarch mixture to beef stock, stirring constantly. Reheat to a boil. Remove from heat and reserve for step 5.
- Add thyme, pepper, onion salt, and salt to cornstarch gravy.
- Add gravy to ground beef mixture.
- Pour 3 qt 3 cups (8 lb) of ground beef mixture into each steam table pan (12″ x 20″ x 2½”). For 50 servings, use 2 pans. For 100 servings, use 4 pans.
- Place boiling water and milk in a large mixer bowl. Add margarine, potato flakes, and salt. Mix with a paddle attachment for 1 minute, until well blended.
- Spread 4 lb 2 oz (2 qt 3⁄4 cup) of mashed potatoes over the ground beef mixture in each steam table pan. Sprinkle with paprika.
- Bake: Conventional oven: 375° F for 45 minutes or convection oven: 350° F for 30 minutes.
- Cut each pan 5 x 5 (25 portions per pan).
Recipe Notes
Can substitute frozen carrots and peas for 6 pounds 1 ounce of frozen vegetables.
CCP: Heat to 165° F or higher for at least 15 seconds.
CCP: Hold for hot service at 135° F or higher.
Crediting: 1 piece provides 2 oz equivalent meat/meat alternate and 1/2 cup starchy vegetable and 1/4 cup red/orange vegetable