VIDEORECIPE Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe

Name: Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 onion peeled and finely diced; 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced; 1 carrot peeled and finely diced; 3 chestnut (brown) mushrooms finely diced; 500 g minced beef (ground beef) 12-20% fat; 3 tablespoon tomato puree; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 cube beef stock crumbled; 28 oz canned chopped tomatoes (2 x 400g); 1 tbl light brown sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 4 tablespoon butter salted or unsalted is fine; 4 tablespoon plain/all-purpose flour; 3 cups full fat milk (720ml); 1 pinch salt and pepper; 1 cup grated cheddar; 1 pinch of nutmeg optional; 50 g mozzarella grated or chopped finely; 50 g strong cheddar grated; 12 sheets of dried lasagne the kind you don’t need to pre-cook; 1 cups mixed grated cheese. I use a combination of regular cheddar, red cheddar and mozzarella; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley

90 min

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A delicious homemade lasagne with rich beef ragu, creamy béchamel and golden cheese topping. A comfort food classic.

90 min

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Ingredients

number of servings

Meat Sauce/Ragu

1 tablespoon olive oil Added to
1 onion peeled and finely diced Added to
2 cloves garlic peeled and minced Added to
1 carrot peeled and finely diced Added to
3 chestnut (brown) mushrooms finely diced Added to
500 g minced beef (ground beef) 12-20% fat Added to
3 tablespoon tomato puree Added to
1 tsp dried oregano Added to
1 tsp dried thyme Added to
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce Added to
1 cube beef stock crumbled Added to
28 oz canned chopped tomatoes (2 x 400g) Added to
1 tbl light brown sugar Added to
1 tsp salt Added to
1 tsp black pepper Added to

Béchamel Sauce

4 tablespoon butter salted or unsalted is fine Added to
4 tablespoon plain/all-purpose flour Added to
3 cups full fat milk (720ml) Added to
1 pinch salt and pepper Added to
1 cup grated cheddar Added to
1 pinch of nutmeg optional Added to
50 g mozzarella grated or chopped finely Added to
50 g strong cheddar grated Added to

Also

12 sheets of dried lasagne the kind you don’t need to pre-cook Added to
1 cups mixed grated cheese. I use a combination of regular cheddar, red cheddar and mozzarella Added to
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley Added to

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Directions

1. Step

We start by frying onion in a pan with a little oil. Add garlic, carrot and finely chopped mushrooms (this bulks out the dish and adds flavour).

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 1

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2. Step

Once softened, add in the minced beef and brown in the pan, then add in tomato puree, oregano, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, a crumbled stock cube, tinned tomatoes, a little brown sugar and a good pinch of salt and pepper.Stir, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes while you make the béchamel sauce.

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 2

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3. Step

Béchamel Sauce (or white sauce) : Melt butter in a saucepan, then stir in flour to form a paste.

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 3

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4. Step

Slowly stir in milk, and keep stirring (using a hand whisk) over the heat until thickened. Stir in cheese and a pinch of salt and pepper and turn off the heat.

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 4

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5. Step

Assemble the Lasagne. Now take your lasagne dishSpread a little of the meat sauce over the base of the dish. You don't need a lot. It's just to stop the lasagne sheets from sticking to the base of the dish.

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 5

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6. Step

Top with lasagne sheets (try not to overlap, but we don't want big spaces either). Then top with a third of the béchamel, followed by a third of the meat sauce.Repeat twice more - lasagne ->béchamel->meat sauce->lasagne->béchamel->meat sauce

Easy Homemade Lasagne Recipe - preparation step 6

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7. Step

Then sprinkle on the cheese and place in a preheated oven at 200C/400F for 25 - 30 minutes, until the cheese is golden. *it will take at least 25 minutes until the pasta is cooked in the sauce - so if the top of your lasagne starts looking too brown, place some foil on top.