Who doesn’t want to eat their favourite choice of meat, dribbled with their favourite sauces and wrapped in creamy cheese layers of pasta? Lasagna is every foodie’s dream come true and the ultimate food fantasy of a baking enthusiast. What may seem like a simple recipe to others requires much practice and precision to achieve the right taste and quality.
Originated in Italy, its components result from the interaction of cultures across many generations. The flat sheets of pasta find their roots in Ming China, brought on by Marco Polo, and the famous Bolognese sauce is a gift from South America. When these flavorful treats combine in one food, magic happens in the first bite. So, we put together the original recipe of Lasagne for you to experience its delightful flavour without having to step a foot outside your house.
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Serving 1 |
Prep Time 40 MINS |
Total Time 0 HOURS 50 MINS |
Ingredients
- Butter 60 gms
- Oil 2 tbsp
- Carrot (chopped) 1 unit
- Onion (chopped) 1 unit
- Celery stick (chopped) 1 unit
- Garlic clove (chopped) 1 unit
- Bay Leaf 1 unit
- Butter (75 gms) 5 tbs
- Plain flour 4 ½ tbsp
- Milk (full cream milk) 3 cups
- Salt (as per taste)
- Black pepper (as per taste)
- Nutmeg (as per taste)
- Red chillies (crushed) to sprinkle
- Mixed herbs to sprinkle
- Oil to drizzle
- Cheddar Cheese 100 gms
- Cheese Mozzarella 100 gms (1 packet each)
- Mince Meat (lean) ½ kg.
- Pizza Sauce 2/3 cup.
- Beef stock/water 2/3 cup.
- Mixed herbs 1 ½ tsp.
- Nutmeg (ground) ¼ tsp.
- Salt (as per taste).
- Black pepper (as per taste)
- Parmesan Cheese for serving (grated)
Method
- Melt butter in a pot and add oil. Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, bay leaf and cook till aroma releases.
- Add ground beef, nutmeg, Pizza Sauce and stock. Keep stirring till it comes to a boil, and leave on a slow flame. Let it simmer, then cover, and check from time to time. Cook until thick; add salt and pepper to taste.
- Take 12 sheets of lasagna or as per your baking pan or pyrex dish.
- Melt butter, add flour and cook on low flame till it releases aroma. Remove and add in milk. Return to heat and cook. Keep on whisking till it thickens, bring to a boil and add salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- In a rectangular baking pan (13x9x3) oven-proof dish, spread a thin layer of béchamel, then lay sheets of pasta. Spread meat sauce, then béchamel sauce, and sprinkle mixed herbs on top.
- Repeat the same procedure and compile all the lasagna strips the same way.
- At the end, top with cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese, crushed red chillies, mixed herbs, and drizzle oil. Cover it with aluminium foil, and leave it at 170°C for 45 minutes.
- After 45 min, remove the foil, and place it under the griller till golden brown.
- Take the baked Lasagna out of the oven and bring it to room temperature; cut into squares. Serve with garlic bread.
Nutrition Facts
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Calories 100 |
Fat 55 |
Sugars 14g |
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Cholesterol 100 |
Protein 3g |
Calcium 10% |
