Cecil, bakes

Regular Lasagne v1.1

Ingredients

Ragu

  • 4 T olive oil
  • 4 celery sticks, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 700g beef mince
  • 500mL red wine
  • 800g crushed tomatoes
  • 200mL beef stock

Bechamel

  • 1L 4% milk
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 0.5 onion
  • pinch nutmeg
  • 50g butter
  • 50g flour

Lasagne

14 sheets fresh lasagne 125g mozzarella 50g grated parmesan

Method

Ragu

  1. Saute celery, carrots, onion for 15 minutes on low
  2. Add garlic and rosemary, 2 minutes
  3. Add mince, cook until liquid absorbed
  4. Add wine, cook for 45 minutes
  5. Add tomatoes and stock, cook 2 hours, season as necessary

Bechamel

  1. Bring milk, bay leaves, onion and nutmeg to a gentle boil
  2. Make roux, introduce warm milk gradually

Assembly

  1. Blanch lasagne sheets if necessary
  2. Layer bechamel, lasagne, mozzarella, parmesan, pepper and ragu.
  3. Top with mozzarella if possible.
  4. Bake for 30 minutes at 180C