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lasagna recipe

Classic Lasagna Recipe

Angie
Lasagna recipe is a great classic of Italian cuisine. The one in this recipe is a simple lasagna with meat sauce that my mom always prepares.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Additional Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 50 minutes
Course Recipes
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8 portions
Calories 926 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the lasagna

  • 1.1 lbs Bolognese sauce
  • 1.22 cups Bechamel sauce
  • 16 regular lasagna noodles or no-boil noodles
  • 10.58 oz Mozzarella cheese
  • 3.53 oz Grated grana padano cheese
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons Butter

Bolognese sauce

  • 1 lb Mixed minced meat pork-beef
  • 3 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 2.5 cups of Tomato passata
  • 1 Celery about 1 cup
  • 1 Carrot about 1 cup
  • 1 Onion about 1 cup
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Bechamel

  • 4 ⅕ cup Milk
  • 3.5 ounce All purpose flour
  • 3.5 ounce Butter
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • Salt & Black pepper

Instructions
 

  • First, dice finely the onion, carrots and celery. This is the soffritto for the bolognese.
  • Sauté vegetables in a saucepan with olive oil until tender, about 10 minutes.
  • Add the ground meat and brown it over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, then add the wine and let it evaporate over high heat.
  • Add the tomato passata, a glass of water or broth and a bay leaf and stir well.
  • Continue cooking over low heat, for at least two hours, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust the flavor with salt and pepper if necessary.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the béchamel sauce.
    Bechamel Recipe
  • Once the Bolognese sauce and bechamel have been made, all that remains is to assemble the ingredients.
  • There must be a minimum of 4/5 layer of lasagna noodles.
  • Grease a baking dish with a little bit of butter and create the first layer starting with the meat sauce.
  • Then add a layer of lasagna noodles. Continue with mozzarella, parmesan, béchamel and more bolognese.
  • Cover with more lasagna noodles and continue until all ingredients are used up.
  • In the last layer, mix a little bit of meat sauce together with some béchamel.
  • To form a crust on the top layer, add lots of parmesan cheese and butter flakes.
  • Place the baking dish in a hot 356 degrees F oven and bake for about 30-40 minutes. ( 20-30 minutes with aluminum foil and the last 10 without) 
  • The last 5 minutes of cooking put the oven to gril, it will form a delicious crust.
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