Gourmet Beef Lasagne
An Italian classic dish featuring a rich, gourmet bolognese with extra cheesy sauce. Easy to prepare and a delicious family meal for any occasion.
Once the lasagne is built, you can keep in the fridge before you bake for 2-3 days (Bake for an extra 10-15 minutes if baking from the fridge) Once cooked and portioned you can freeze the lasagne for up to 3 months. Use a knife to pierce the lasagne to see if it is cooked, if there is any resistance from the pasta when piercing then the lasagne the pasta isn't cooked
Cooking Method
- Pre heat the oven 220c gas mark 7 200c fan oven
- Heat the olive oil in a deep sided frying pan. Add the pancetta and cook until it starts to brown, then add the minced beef and start to break up and cook until the mince is brown
- Add the onion and carrot and cook in the pan until soft
- Add the wine, water and Puréety Bolognese seasoning with the chopped tomatoes mix well and then simmer for 20-30 mins. Add chopped basil last
- In the meantime to make the cheese sauce; first melt the butter in a saucepan. Then add the flour and stir in to a paste. Cook out for a minute then add a 3rd of the milk, whisk the whole time to prevent lumps forming. Add the rest of the milk a 3rd at a time whisking continuously
- Season the sauce with salt & English mustard. Cook out for a minute or two before adding the grated cheddar cheese. Stir in the cheddar cheese until it has melted into the sauce. Then remove from the heat and add the mozzarella and stir in
- Now it's time to build the lasagne; spoon half the meat sauce into a dish and top with lasagne sheets (break the sheets if necessary to avoid overlapping)
- On the next layer, use the remaining half of the meat sauce then top with lasagne sheets again filling in any gaps with broken bits of Lasagne
- Top with the cheese sauce and finish with grated parmesan
- Cook the lasagne for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown and the pasta is cooked
- Leave lasagne to rest for at least 15 minutes before serving... enjoy!
Ingredients
- 500g Minced Beef
- 140g Pancetta , Diced
- 400g Chopped Tomatoes
- 200ml Red Wine
- 15g Basil , Chopped
- 1each Medium White Onion , Diced
- 100g Carrot , Grated
- 2tbsp Olive Oil
- 100ml Water
- 100g Cheddar Cheese , Grated
- 45g Parmesan Cheese , Grated
- 125g Mozzarella Ball , Drained and grated
- 1tspn English Mustard
- 6-8 Sheets of Lasagne
- 50g Butter
- 30g Plain Flour
- 300ml Milk
- Pinch of Salt
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