Traditional Lasagne Recipe
Ingredients
24 sheets instant lasagne
60g cheese, grated
CHEESE SAUCE
75g butter
50g flour
500ml milk'90g tasty cheese, grated
Freshly ground black pepper
MEAT SAUCE
2 tspn vegetable oil
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1.25kg meat mince
800g tomatoes, undrained and mashed
185ml red wine
2 tblspn chopped mixed herbs
Directions
To make cheese sauce, melt butter in a saucepan over a medium heat.
Stir in flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Remove pan from heat and whisk in milk.
Return pan to heat and cook, stirring, for 4-5 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens.
Stir in cheese and black pepper to taste and set aside.
To make Meat Sauce, heat oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.
Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until onions are soft.
Add meat and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until at is brown.
Stir in tomatoes, wine and herbs, bring to simmering and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until sauce reduces and thickens.
Season to taste with black pepper.
Line the base of a large greased baking dish with 6 lasagne sheets.
Top with one quarter of the Meat Sauce and one quarter of the Cheese Sauce.
Repeat layers to use ail ingredients, ending with a layer of Cheese Sauce.
Sprinkle top of lasagne with cheese and bake for 30-40 minutes or until hot and bubbling and top is golden.
Stir in flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Remove pan from heat and whisk in milk.
Return pan to heat and cook, stirring, for 4-5 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens.
Stir in cheese and black pepper to taste and set aside.
To make Meat Sauce, heat oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.
Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until onions are soft.
Add meat and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until at is brown.
Stir in tomatoes, wine and herbs, bring to simmering and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until sauce reduces and thickens.
Season to taste with black pepper.
Line the base of a large greased baking dish with 6 lasagne sheets.
Top with one quarter of the Meat Sauce and one quarter of the Cheese Sauce.
Repeat layers to use ail ingredients, ending with a layer of Cheese Sauce.
Sprinkle top of lasagne with cheese and bake for 30-40 minutes or until hot and bubbling and top is golden.