Traditional Lasagna
Serving
6
Preparation Time
30 minute
Execution Time
30 minute
About this recipe
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Ingredients
- . . Meat Sauce ( 1 tasp olive oil, 1 onion finely chopped, 1 garlic chopped, 500g mince, 1 tin 450g tomato sauce)
- . . Cheese sauce (2tabp butter, 2 tasp flour, 2 cup milk, 1/2 cup mix parmesan, cheddar)
- 375 g Lasagna sheet
- 1/2 cup Mozzarella - topping
- . . herbs - basil or thyme garnish
- to taste Salt, pepper and sugar
Directions
Step 1
To make the meat sauce, sauté onion and garlic until soft. Add beef mince and cook until browned. Add tomato-based sauce. Season with sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer for 10-20 mins. Remove and cool.
Step 2
To make the cheese sauce, heat butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add flour and mix until smooth. Gradually add milk and gently bring to the boil, stirring until thick and smooth. Add parmesan or cheddar cheese, stir until melted.
Step 3
To construct lasagna, in a lightly greased baking dish, layer meat sauce, cheese sauce and lasagna sheets, (making sure the lasagna sheets are totally covered). Repeat layers, finishing with cheese sauce. Scatter over mozzarella cheese. Cover loosely with foil, bake 20 minutes. Remove foil, bake a further 5-10 minutes until browned.