Beef Lasagna
Recipe No.: W-7
InternationalItalian120 minServes 8

Lasagna is a wide flat pasta layered with a filling of meat, cheese or vegetables and baked, from Italian cuisine; its name is linked to an ancient Roman dish called lasanum or lasana. The version with ragù and béchamel is associated with Bologna.

Origin of the dish: Italy (Emilia-Romagna and Naples) — Its origin is disputed between the two regions
Ingredients for Beef Lasagna
- For the meat sauce
- 2 tbspolive oil, 1 onion, chopped, and 3 garlic cloves
- 500 gground beef
- 2 tbsptomato paste and 1 can (700 g) crushed tomatoes
- 1 tsporegano, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper
- For the béchamel
- 60 gbutter, 60 g flour and 750 ml milk
- Salt, pepper and nutmeg
- To assemble
- 250 glasagna sheets (regular or no-boil)
- 250 gshredded mozzarella and 50 g Parmesan (vegetarian or halal-certified rennet)
Method
- For the sauce: cook the onion in the oil until soft, add the garlic and meat and brown, then add the paste, tomatoes and seasonings and simmer 30 minutes.
- For the béchamel: melt the butter, stir in the flour for 2 minutes, then whisk in the milk gradually until it boils and thickens, and season.
- Heat the oven to 190°C. Spread a thin layer of meat sauce in a 23×33 cm dish.
- Layer sheets, meat sauce, béchamel and cheese; repeat 3 times and finish with béchamel and cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes, then uncover and bake 15 minutes until golden.
- Let it rest 15 minutes before cutting.
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