Mains
ChefFatima Jammoul
Lasagna
Lasagna — a rich Italian dish layered with two sauces between lasagna sheets. Choose plain lasagna, spinach, or your preferred type. Don’t forget the cheese on top!
Lasagna — one of the most famous Italian dishes. Its reputation is deserved thanks to its richness and deliciousness when prepared the traditional way.
Ingredients
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- Lasagna sheets
- Grated cheese, as desired
- Red sauce / Bolognese
- 1 onion, chopped
- Minced meat
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 stalks parsley, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup water
- A pinch of seven-spice blend
- A pinch of salt
- White sauce / Béchamel
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup grated Kashkaval or any cheese of choice
- A pinch of white pepper
- 1 cup cooking cream
- For more delicious Italian dishes see: Italian garlic and mushroom pizza
Method
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- Start by preparing the Bolognese sauce: sauté the finely chopped onion with the minced meat and minced garlic.
- Stir and when they soften and the meat dries out, add the parsley and stir.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste and water.
- Sprinkle with spices and salt and let the sauce simmer over medium heat for about 15 minutes, then remove from the heat.Timers: 15 min
- Prepare the béchamel sauce at the same time: in a saucepan, melt the butter with the flour and stir quickly to avoid lumps.
- Add the milk, grated cheese and seasoning and stir.
- Let them cook over low heat for about 10 minutes.Timers: 10 min
- Then add the liquid cream, bring to a brief boil, and remove from the heat.
- Arrange the lasagna in a baking dish or Pyrex: place a layer of uncooked lasagna sheets at the bottom of the dish.
- Spread a little Bolognese sauce over them, then cover with lasagna sheets.
- Then layer béchamel, lasagna sheets, Bolognese, lasagna sheets and so on until the ingredients are used up — but the final top layer must be béchamel.
- Bake the dish until the lasagna sheets are cooked.
- Finally sprinkle cheese on top and brown it under the grill for 5 minutes only or until the cheese is colored.Timers: 5 min
- Serve the lasagna after it cools slightly so it can set before cutting.
- For more delicious Italian dishes try this link: Italian garlic and mushroom pizza
Recipe tags
MainsInternationalNut free
Notes and serving ideas
- Italian garlic and mushroom pizza
