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Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe

A delicious homemade lasagne with rich beef ragu, creamy béchamel and golden cheese topping. A comfort food classic.

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The perfect guide to different types of pasta and their uses

The recipe can be found in this article

The perfect guide to different types of pasta and their uses

Ingredients

number of servings
3

Meat Sauce/Ragu

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil Added to
  • 1 onion peeled and finely diced Added to
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced Added to
  • 1 carrot peeled and finely diced Added to
  • 3 chestnut (brown) mushrooms finely diced Added to
  • 500 g minced beef (ground beef) 12-20% fat Added to
  • 3 tablespoon tomato puree Added to
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano Added to
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme Added to
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Added to
  • 1 cube beef stock crumbled Added to
  • 28 oz canned chopped tomatoes (2 x 400g) Added to
  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar Added to
  • 1 teaspoon salt Added to
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper Added to

Béchamel Sauce

  • 4 tablespoon butter salted or unsalted is fine Added to
  • 4 tablespoon plain/all-purpose flour Added to
  • 3 cups full fat milk (720ml) Added to
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper Added to
  • 1 Cup grated Cheddar cheese Added to
  • 1 pinch of nutmeg optional Added to
  • 50 g strong cheddar grated Added to

Also

  • 12 letters of dried lasagne the kind you don’t need to pre-cook Added to
  • 1 cups mixed grated cheese. I use a combination of regular cheddar, red cheddar and mozzarella Added to
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley Added to
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Directions

90 min.
1. Step

We start by frying onion in a pan with a little oil. Add garlic, carrot and finely chopped mushrooms (this bulks out the dish and adds flavour).

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 1

Source: Youtube

2. Step

Once softened, add in the minced beef and brown in the pan, then add in tomato puree, oregano, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, a crumbled stock cube, tinned tomatoes, a little brown sugar and a good pinch of salt and pepper.Stir, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes while you make the béchamel sauce.

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 1

Source: Youtube

3. Step

Béchamel Sauce (or white sauce) : Melt butter in a saucepan, then stir in flour to form a paste.

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 1

Source: Youtube

4. Step

Slowly stir in milk, and keep stirring (using a hand whisk) over the heat until thickened. Stir in cheese and a pinch of salt and pepper and turn off the heat.

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 1

Source: Youtube

5. Step

Assemble the Lasagne. Now take your lasagne dishSpread a little of the meat sauce over the base of the dish. You don't need a lot. It's just to stop the lasagne sheets from sticking to the base of the dish.

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 1

Source: Youtube

6. Step

Top with lasagne sheets (try not to overlap, but we don't want big spaces either). Then top with a third of the béchamel, followed by a third of the meat sauce.Repeat twice more - lasagne ->béchamel->meat sauce->lasagne->béchamel->meat sauce

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 1

Source: Youtube

7. Step

Then sprinkle on the cheese and place in a preheated oven at 200C/400F for 25 - 30 minutes, until the cheese is golden. *it will take at least 25 minutes until the pasta is cooked in the sauce - so if the top of your lasagne starts looking too brown, place some foil on top.

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 1

Source: Youtube

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