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Lasagna

Lasagna is always a safe bet to do when having people over for dinner. Here are a few tips to make yours better than most!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 hours
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

Beef Ragu

  • 2 white onions
  • 3 carrots
  • 3 sticks celery
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree 
  • 3 tins chopped tomatoes
  • 300 ml red wine
  • 2 kg beef shin
  • 1 beef stock cube
  • 3 bay leaves

White Sauce

  • 50 g butter
  • 50 g plain flour 
  • 700 ml milk
  • 75g cheese
  • Nutmeg

Other

  • 1 pack lasagna sheets
  • Handful of grated parmesan

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 140 degrees celsius/ 280 Fahrenheit 
  • Dice the onions, carrots and celery and sweat in a large casserole pot until soft and translucent. 
  • Season the beef with salt and fry either side in a frying pan on a high heat until golden brown and set aside.
  • Add the tomato puree to the vegetable and fry for a minute.
  • Add the wine, chopped tomatoes, beef stock cube and bay leaves.
  • Add the beef to pot and cover with water.
  • Bring to the boil. Put a lid on and bake for 2 and a half hours or until nice and tender.
  • For the white sauce melt the butter in a saucepan.
  • Add the flour and cook for 1 minute.
  • Take off the heat and slowly add the milk until fully combined. 
  • Slowly bring to the boil and simmer for two minutes. 
  • Take off the heat and add your cheese, salt and pepper and a pinch of nutmeg. 
  • Taste and season and set aside. 
  • Once the beef is tender, strain through a colander and reduce the cooking liquor until you have a thick gravy. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius / 350 Fahrenheit  
  • Shred the beef with two forks and discard any bones.
  • Once your happy with the sauce add your beef back into the sauce. Now you're ready to assemble. 
  • To assemble, spread a layer of ragu across the bottom of the dish, then a layer of lasagna sheets. Then add another layer of ragu followed by the white sauce. Then a layer of pasta sheets and continue until you fill the dish.
  • Once you’ve added your final layer of pasta. Then add a layer of ragu and then white sauce and then finish with some grated parmesan.
  • Bake at 180 degrees/ 350 Fahrenheit for 35 - 45 mins. Or until golden brown.
  • Enjoy!