Beef And Mushroom Moussaka

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• salt
• pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 12 large mushrooms, stems removed
• salt
• pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced parsley
• 1/4 cup dry red wine
• 1 lb ground chuck
• 2 tablespoons minced chives
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 melt butter in a saucepan.
• 3 stir in flour until mixture is smooth.
• 4 stir in onion.
• 5 stir in stock very slowly, until mixture is thickened.
• 6 add cream, salt and pepper.
• 7 stir and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• 8 remove from heat and set aside.
• 9 heat butter in a skillet and saute mushrooms 5 minutes.
• 10 place mushrooms in the bottom of a shallow 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
• 11 sprinkle with salt, pepper and parsley.
• 12 pour in wine.
• 13 brown beef in remaining butter, stirring to break up.
• 14 add chives and chili powder and mix thoroughly.
• 15 spread meat mixture over mushrooms.
• 16 pour veloute sauce over meat.
• 17 sprinkle with parmesan.
• 18 bake until golden brown, 15-20 minutes.