Not Your Mama’s Potato Tot Casserole | Idaho Potato Commission

Ingredients

• Braised Beef (see below)
• reserved braising liquid
• 2 cups pearl onions, cooked
• 2 cups cremini mushrooms, cooked, quartered
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons black truffle paste
• Potato Tots (see below)
• 1 cup Gruyère cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
• 5 pounds beef short rib, trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• ½ tablespoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 yellow onion, peeled, quartered
• 1 carrot, peeled, quartered
• 1 stalk celery, quartered
• 24 ounces stout
• 6 cups beef stock
• 1 sprig thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with cold water to form a paste
• 12 large Idaho<sup>®</sup> russet potatoes
• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus 2 cups for frying
• 4 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil