Beef With Mushroom And Madeira Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 loaf french bread
• butter or margarine
• 8 ounces mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup madeira wine
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 shape ground beef into 4 oval patties 1 inch thick.
• 2 brown in butter and oil in a large skillet over medium high heat for 6-10 minutes or until cooked through.
• 3 cut the bread diagonally into 4 3/4 inch thick slices and toast.
• 4 spread each with butter and place on dinner plates.
• 5 top each bread slice with a hamburger patty and keep warm.
• 6 add mushrooms to pan drippings.
• 7 cook over high heat until light brown, stirring constantly.
• 8 spoon mushrooms over patties.
• 9 add wine and cream to skillet and boil until sauce is reduced by half and slightly thickened, stirring constantly.
• 10 pour over patties.