Recipes
106
Lasagne
Total time required: 125minutes
Serves 4
For the lasagne
8lasagne sheets (not pre-cooked)
For the bolognese sauce
50g bacon, streaky, smoked | finely
diced
375g mince, half beef and half pork
2onions | diced
800g tinned tomatoes, skinned
30g tomato purée
125ml stock
1tsp thyme, fresh | chopped
1tsp oregano, fresh | chopped
1tsp basil, fresh | chopped
Salt
Pepper
For the mushroom sauce
20g butter
1onion | diced
100g fresh mushrooms | sliced
2tbsp plain white flour
250ml double cream
250ml milk, whole
Salt
Pepper
Nutmeg
2tbsp parsley, fresh | chopped
For sprinkling
200g Gouda, grated
Accessories
Ovenproof dish, 32cmx22cm
Baking and roasting rack
Preparation
To make the bolognese sauce, start by
heating a non-stick pan. Fry the bacon
lardons, add the minced meat and con-
tinue to fry, stirring constantly. Add the
onions and sauté them. Chop the toma-
toes. Add the tomatoes, tomato juice,
tomato purée and stock. Season with
herbs, salt and pepper. Allow to simmer
for approx. 5minutes.
To make the mushroom sauce, sauté
the onions in butter. Add the mush-
rooms and sauté briefly. Sprinkle with
flour and stir. Deglaze with the cream
and milk. Season with salt, pepper and
nutmeg. Allow the sauce to simmer for
approximately 5minutes. Finally, add
the parsley.
To make the lasagne, layer up the in-
gredients in the ovenproof dish in the
order listed below:
–One third of the bolognese sauce
–4lasagne sheets
–One third of the bolognese sauce
–Half of the mushroom sauce
–4lasagne sheets
–One third of the bolognese sauce
–Half of the mushroom sauce
Sprinkle the lasagne with the Gouda,
place it on the baking and roasting rack
in the oven and cook until golden
brown.