Chilli Beef Bake Recipe | mince recipes | old school recipes | Aussie girl can cook

last time I made this chilli beef bake recipe was decades ago lol and its still as awesome as it ever was. hearty and filling serves 8. recipe written below.
1 and 1/2 cups uncooked short grain rice
1 egg
cook rice drain well do not rinse
allow to cool down to warm
add egg and mix through well
12 cup shallow baking dish greased
put rice in pat down then flatten with back of spoon
loosely cover and set aside
filling
1 table spoon oil
1 kg beef mince meat
2 med onions chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed or 2 heaped tea spoons jar
2 tea spoons ground cumin seeds
2 tea spoons ground coriander seeds
1 tea spoon garam masala
up to 2 tea spoons chilli flakes
2 x 400 to 425g cans chopped tomatoes
1 cup water or chicken stock
1 egg
heat oil in pan if needed on med heat
add mince brown well then remove
add onions to pan with
garlic spices and chilli cook stirring til onion cooked
then add
cooked mince, cans tomatoes and water or stock
mix through well leave lid off simmer til very thick stirring every 5 mins or so
turn heat off and cool in pan for 10 mins
then add egg and mix in well
spoon onto rice and smooth over with back of spoon
cover glad wrap set aside
pre heat oven 180 degrees C
topping
125g butter
1/2 cup plain flour
4 cups milk
2 eggs whisked
1/4 cup chopped coriander or parsley
put 125g butter into large saucepan
melt
then add
1/2 cup plain flour
stir in well
wait for it to start bubbling
set timer 1 minute stir whole time then remove from stove
add
4 cups milk slowly
put back on stove bring up to boil stirring the whole time once thick and coats back of spoon remove from heat
cool for 5 mins
whisk 2 eggs then add to milk mixture and stir in well
add
1/4 cup fresh chopped coriander or parsley stir in well
set dish on a tray
spoon over meat
bake in middle of the oven for one hour til golden and top is set
leave to cool for 10 mins then serve
serves 8
awesome to reheat the next day by nuking or in oven covered in alfoil
i have not frozen it before so dont know how it will go i rekon it would be ok.
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