Lasagne
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | M&S cook book |
| Prep time | 30 minutes |
| Recipe Type | main |
Description
Lasagne al forno - serve with chips and/or salad
Ingredients
| 500 | Gram | minced beef (preferably lean) |
| 1 | onion (large chopped) | |
| 1 | Clove | garlic (crushed) |
| 1 | Can | tinned tomatoes |
| 2 | Tablespoon (Metric) | tomato puree |
| 2 | Teaspoon (Metric) | oregano |
| 1 | Pinch | salt |
| 1 | Pinch | pepper |
| 1⁄2 | Cup | red wine (half a glass) |
| 1 | beef stock cube | |
| 6 | Slice | lasagne (or thereabouts) |
| 25 | Gram | butter (for the cheese sauce) |
| 50 | Gram | plain flour |
| 600 | Millilitre | milk (warm) |
| 250 | Gram | cheese (grated cheddar) |
| 1 | Drop | parmesan (sprinkled on top) |
| 1 | Drop | paprika (sprinkled on top) |
Instructions
Cook the onion and garlic until soft, then add the minced beef and brown.
Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, red wine, stock cube, and herbs and cook for 10 minutes or so.
To make the cheese sauce melt the butter gently then add the flour and stir, cooking the roux for 2 to 3 minutes. Then gradually add in the milk, stirring constantly. Add the cheese and stir in until it is melted.
Assemble the lasagne in its dish, a layer of mince mixture, a layer of lasagne sheets, a second layer of mince and a second layer of lasagne sheets, then pour on the cheese sauce.
Sprinkle the top with grated parmesan cheese and paprika and bake for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 170 degrees C.