Lasagna with a Bit of a Bite! |
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 61 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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A wonderful Italian dish, full of flavor, with a hint of heat in it. A bit fiddly but well worth the effort. Ingredients:
650 g beef, minced |
1 tablespoon oil |
1 large onion, small dice |
125 g button mushrooms |
125 g smoked bacon, diced |
1 garlic clove, crushed |
1 teaspoon dried italian herb seasoning |
1/8 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes |
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano |
400 g canned tomatoes, chopped |
2 tablespoons tomato puree |
salt and pepper, to taste |
1 -2 beef bouillon cube |
75 g mozzarella cheese, fine grate |
75 g parmesan cheese, fine grate |
9 sheets lasagna noodles |
60 g butter |
1/3 cup flour |
2 cups milk |
100 g cheddar cheese, grated |
Directions:
1. For the Meat Sauce.
2. Peel and chop the onions and mushrooms.
3. Slightly blend the tomatoes with the juice. set to one side.
4. Place the oil in a medium size saucepan, heat and add the Onion, Garlic, Bacon and Mushrooms stirring for 4-5 minutes.
5. Add the meat and stir with a fork until it looses its pinkness.
6. Season and add the Oregano, Italian Herbs, Chili and 1 tablespoon Tomato puree, stock cubes and the blended tomatoes.
7. Simmer for 45 minutes or slightly longer until it thickens; set aside to cool.
8. For the White sauce.
9. Melt the butter in a saucepan but don't let it heat up, mix the flour with some of the milk, carefully to avoid any lumps, add to the saucepan, with the remaining milk.
10. Season and stir constantly on low heat until it thickens, stir in the grated cheese.
11. Mix remaining Tomato Puree, with a little water, to make a thinner paste and spread over the bottom of a lasagna dish.
12. Cover with 3 sheets of lasagna pasta.
13. Divide the meat sauce into 2 portions, spreading over the pasta, over with a third of the white sauce, place another three sheets of pasta over, and repeat the process.
14. Add remaining pasta on the top, spread the remaining third of the white sauce over the top and sprinkle on the mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
15. Bake in the oven on 180°C for approximately 45 minutes.
16. Serve with salads.
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