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Bolognaise lasagne

Lasagne is an Italian pasta that comes in rectangular sheets. These are used to separate layers of filling, like a large savoury oven-baked millefeuille. A bolognaise lasagne combines bechamel sauce, minced meat and tomato sauce.

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Last modified on: February 27^th 2011

For 8 people, you will need:

1 250 g mushrooms
2 1 onion
3 2 tablespoons olive oil
4 600 g minced beef
5 2 tablespoons olive oil
6 1 Bouquet garni
7 1 beef stock cube
8 2 cloves garlic
9 1 bunch parsley
10 300 ml tomato coulis
11 15 sheets lasagna
12 300 ml Bechamel sauce
13 250 g grated cheese
14 salt
15 pepper
Total weight: 2,100 grams

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Time required

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
56 min.	1 hour 7 min.	2 hours 3 min.

Keeping:

Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 7 min.

Peel and chop 250 g mushrooms.

Peel and chop finely 1 onion.

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a pan on medium heat. When this is hot, add half the chopped onion, salt and pepper. Cook for one minute.

Add the chopped mushrooms and cook while stirring for 3 or 4 minutes.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on medium heat. When hot, add the remaining chopped onion, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.

Add 600 g minced beef and stir well.

Stage 3 - 20 min.

Add 1 Bouquet garni, 1 beef stock cube and 2 cloves garlic en chemise.

Leave to cook uncovered until the meat is cooked and has turned brown. It doesn't matter if some juice comes out; don't throw this away.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Chop 1 bunch parsley.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Discard the garlic and the bouquet garni. Add the parsley, mushrooms and 300 ml tomato coulis. Mix well and remove from the heat.

Stage 6 - 18 min.

Prepare 300 ml Bechamel sauce, but it should be on the runny side, not too thick.

Check your lasagne, as there are 2 types: the sheets will either be ready to use, or they will need to be cooked first (follow the instructions on the packet).

Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F).

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Butter a gratin dish and pour a layer of bechamel sauce in the bottom.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Spread a layer of meat in tomato sauce on top and sprinkle with a little grated cheese.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Cover with a layer of lasagne.

Stage 10 - 20 min.

Repeat this operation until the dish is full...

Stage 11 - 5 min.

... and finish with a layer of lasagne, pour bechamel sauce over and top with a generous layer of cheese.

Stage 12 - 40 min.

Bake for around 40 minutes. Watch carefully that the top doesn't brown too much.

Remarks

The proportions for this recipe are only approximate. You can vary them according to taste, the size of your dish, whatever you have to hand, etc.

For the cheese topping, Comté, Gruyère, Parmesan or Cheddar work very well. I prefer to use Parmesan for the inside layers and Comté on the top, as it browns nicely.

To save time, you can mix the cheese into the béchamel sauce when you are making it, keeping back a little to scatter over the top.

Lasagne is a dish that tastes even better when it is reheated, so make plenty in a big dish for later use. It freezes well.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 19.26 €
Per person : 2.41 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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And to drink?: An italian red wine, from the Bologna region (of course!), like a Sangiovese.

Source

Home made

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	Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Beef Wellington, Rillettes stuffed mushrooms, Vol-au-vent, ... All

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