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Collection: Main
Recipe By: alexskeen1
Homemade Lasagna
Ingredients
- Meat Sauce
- • 500 g beef mince
- • 1 small onion, finely diced
- • 2 cloves garlic, minced
- • 1 jar (650–700 g) good quality pasta sauce
- • 1 tbsp tomato paste (optional but adds richness)
- • ½ tsp dried oregano
- • ½ tsp dried basil
- • Salt & pepper
- • Olive oil
- Cheese Béchamel (increased amount)
- • 60 g butter
- • 4½ tbsp plain flour
- • 3 cups milk (750 ml)
- • 1 to 1¼ cups grated cheese
- • Salt & pepper
- For Assembling
- • 9–12 lasagne sheets (fresh or dried)
- • 1 cup grated mozzarella or tasty cheese for the top
Directions
- Step 1 — Make the Meat Sauce
- 1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- 2. Cook onion for about 4 minutes until soft.
- 3. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- 4. Add beef mince, breaking it up until browned.
5. Stir in:
- • jar pasta sauce
- • tomato paste
- • oregano & basil
- • salt & pepper
- 6. Simmer 10–15 minutes until slightly thick.
- Set aside.
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- Step 2 — Cheese Béchamel
- 1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- 2. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute (this removes the flour taste).
- 3. Slowly whisk in milk, a little at a time to avoid lumps.
- 4. Cook, stirring, until thick and silky (about 3–5 minutes).
5. Stir in:
- • grated cheese
- • salt & pepper
- • pinch nutmeg
- It should be creamy and pourable.
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- Step 3 — Assemble the Lasagne
In a medium baking dish:
- 1. Thin layer of meat sauce
- 2. Lasagne sheets
- 3. Meat sauce
- 4. Béchamel
- 5. Repeat layers
Finish with:
- • Béchamel
- • Extra grated cheese on top
- * If placing in the fridge (no longer than 24 hours) place in oven 180deg for 45 mins covered in foil and 20 mins uncovered. (Top with cheese before placing in oven)
- * If fresh cook at 180deg, 30 mins covered & 15-20 mins uncovered.
- * If frozen, bake straight from frozen. Heat oven to 180deg, place frozen pieces tightly together and place more grated cheese on top. Cook 1 hour covered and 20 mins uncovered.
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