This is a simple but Tasty Lasagna you can make for your family in the week or a treat for the weekend.
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Ingredients :
- 1 Onion
- 4 Garlic cloves
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 5 gloves
- 8 Whole pepper corns
- 2 beef stock cubes
- All purposes seasonings
- 2 Packs of grated Italian cheese mix
- 2 Table spoons of Tomato paste
- 2 cans of diced/chopped tomatoes
-750g of mince/ground beef
- 2 boxes of Lasagna sheets
White Sauce:
- 2Tablepoons of plain white flour
- 2/3 Tablespoons of Butter
- 500mls of Full cream Milk
Other:
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons of sugar
Recipe:
Meat and Tomato sauce:
1. Add a drizzle of oil to your pan and allow that to heat up on medium to low heat.
2. Add chopped onion and dry spices, Fry until the onion is translucent.
3. Add crushed/ minced garlic and allow to fry until fragrant.
4. Add in the ground beef, and break it up in in the pan.
5. Add the all purpose seasoning and half a teaspoon of salt, mix into the ground beef and allow to fry until the meat is cooked.
6. Occasional move the ground beef around the pan, so that nothing sticks or catches.
7. Add in the stock cubes and 2 table spoons of boiling water, mix in.
8. Blend the canned tomatoes, 2 teaspoons of sugar and tomato paste, until you have puree consistency.
9. Add the tomato puree to your pan and allow to simmer with lid on. occasionally stirring to ensure nothing sticks or catches to the bottom of the pan.
10. Simmer for 15/20 minutes or until the tomato puree is cooked and the sauce is rich red colour.
11. Once it is done cooking remove from the heat and set aside.
White sauce:
- Add butter to pot and allow this to melt.
- Add 2 tablespoons of flour, salt and ground black pepper.
- Combine the flour into the butter and allow to cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the milk a little bit at time while whisking.
- The sauce will thicken up, continue to whisk and add the milk until you have used all the milk and the sauce is a thick and creamy consistency.
- Optional step - Add your cheese in now, mix through the sauce and allow to melt in.
Assembly -
Base layer - white sauce
First layer - Lasagna sheets
Second layer - ground beef
Third layer - white Sauce.
Continue to build your layers in this order until you have reached your desired amount or have run out sauce and ground beef.
Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 180 degrees Celsius and for the last 10 minutes turn on your grill and allow to grill until golden.
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About Nicz and Wade:
We are home cooks looking to expand our food knowledge and skills in the kitchen. We enjoy trying new flavors but love hearty soul nourishing meals.
Join us as we explore new and old recipes as well as share some family recipes along the way.
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