Lasagne al Forno

Name: Lasagne al Forno
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves finely chopped; 1 carrot finely chopped; 2 sticks celery finely chopped; 1 onion finely chopped; 140g diced pancetta; 500g pork mince; 500g beef mince; 2 tins chopped tomatoes; 3 tbsp tomato puree; 250ml red wine; 1 litre beef stock; 2 bay leaves; 2 tsp sugar; 70g butter; 70g flour; 1 ltr milk; 100g parmesan; nutmeg; salt; pepper; 400g lasagna sheets; 250g grated mozzarella; 25g parmesan

18 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h 15min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:27:50 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

Instructions

Ragu

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pan/pot, add onions, garlic, carrots, celery, cook over a low heat for about 10 mins until softened but not coloured.

Pan

Step 2

Add pancetta, cook for 3-5 mins until starting to brown.

Step 3

Mix in beef & pork, season well and cook on high heat until browned.

Step 4

Pour in wine, cook over high heat to burn off the alcohol and reduce.

Step 5

Add in tomato puree, mix through.

Step 6

Pour in stock, chopped tomatoes, season well and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, add rosemary & bay leaves.

Step 7

Simmer on low heat for 1.5-2 hours with low on, remove lid and simmer for 30 mins until thickened. Stir in sugar and season to taste.

BESCIAMELLA

Step 8

Add butter to a saucepan and melt over a low heat.

Step 9

Add flour and stir constantly over a low heat for 1 min to form a paste.

Step 10

Pour milk in stages constantly stirring to avoid any lumps, use hand whisk if needed.

Step 11

Once the sauce has started to thicken add the rest of the milk and cook for 3-5mins over a low heat stirring regularly.

Step 12

Remove from heat, add cheese, nutmeg and season well.

LASANGE

Step 13

Pre-heat oven to 180C

Step 14

To assemble spoon a small amount of ragu on the base of the baking dish, top with an even layer of lasagne sheets. Spoon ragu on top, followed by besciamella sauce & a sprinkle of mozzarella.