Lasagne al Forno
Ingredients:
Lasagne sheets
Bolognaise sauce
500g pkt of grated Mozzarella cheese
Creamy Sauce
100g grated Parmesan Cheese
Bolognaise Sauce/Sugo:
Ingredients:
1 kg good quality minced beef steak
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 glass of red wine
1 tin crushed tomatoes
1 cup water
2 tablespoon tomato paste
Salt and pepper to taste
A good pinch of sugar
2 cups of water
1 or 2 beef stock cubes
2 bay leaves
1- 2 teaspoons mixed continental herbs (basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary)
Olive oil
Method:
Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a large saucepan and add the chopped onion and crushed garlic.
Cook gently for about 5 minutes, until golden.
Add the mince and brown through, using a fork to separate the mince.
When all of the mince has been browned, add the wine and cook for 10 minutes.
Add the crushed tomatoes, the tomato paste mixed with the cup of water, salt, pepper, sugar, herbs, bay leaves and the extra two cups of water with the stock cubes.
Bring to the boil, cover the pan and simmer very gently for at least 30 minutes, if possible longer, stirring and tasting from time to time and adding a little water if the sauce becomes too thick.
Add extra salt and pepper if needed.
Creamy Sauce:
Ingredients:
125g butter
125g flour
2.5 litres milk
Salt and white pepper
Method:
Melt butter in a saucepan.
Add the flour and blend with the butter.
Cook gently for a minute.
Remove from heat and add the milk, a little at a time, stirring constantly, until all of it has been used.
Return to heat, bring to the boil, stirring and continue to cook for 1 – 2 minutes.
Finally remove from the heat and add salt and pepper to taste
To Assemble:
Place a thin layer of the sugo on the bottom of a lasagne dish.
Cover with lasagne sheets. Place another layer of the sugo on top of the pasta.
Spread a thin layer of the creamy sauce on top and sprinkle some of the grated mozzarella on top.
Place another layer of pasta sheets, sugo, creamy sauce and mozzarella. Repeat again,
finishing off with a thick layer of the creamy sauce, to cover the entire dish.
Sprinkle the parmesan on top.
Place dish in a moderate oven and cook for 45 minutes or until the top is a nice golden brown.
