French Canadian Pâté Chinois

Ingredients

• flank steak

  or other inexpensive cut of beef (or some veggie ground round, if you want this to be vegetarian)
  1 unit
• onion (1 medium onion per 2 people)
  1 unit
• oregano

  to taste
  1 unit
• potatoes (1 large or 2 small potatoes per person)
  1 unit
• butter (or vegetable oil and / or vegetable stock)
  1 unit
• salt and pepper to taste
  1 unit
• cream (optional

  for creamier mashed potatoes)
  1 unit
• of cream corn (more if you prefer)
  1 can
• paprika
  1 unit
• ketchup and / or applesauce (to taste

  as an accompaniment)
  1 unit