# Lasagna alla Bolognese

A traditional lasagna recipe made from scratch with ragu, bechamel and parmigiano.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 g ground beef
- 150 g pancetta
- 60 g onion
- 60 g carrot
- 60 g celery stalk
- 1 glass red or white wine
- 200 g tomato purée
- 1 tablespoon double-concentrated tomato paste
- 1 glass whole milk
- light meat or vegetable broth
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 600 g '00' flour
- 6 eggs
- 500 ml whole milk
- 50 g butter
- 50 g flour

## Instructions

1. Chop carrot, celery and onion into small pieces.
2. Saute pancetta in oil, add chopped vegetables, cook gently.
3. Add meat, brown well.
4. Pour wine, let evaporate.
5. Stir in tomato paste & purée.
6. Add broth, simmer for two or three hours. Add milk halfway if using. Adjust salt & pepper.
7. Mix flour, eggs, salt.
8. Knead 10 min. Rest 30 min.
9. Roll into thin sheets. Boil briefly (optional).
10. Melt butter, add flour, whisk.
11. Pour in warm milk, stir until thick. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg
12. Layer sauce first, then pasta, ragù, béchamel, Parmigiano. Repeat.
13. Bake at 350°F until golden.
14. Rest 10 min before serving.

## Tips

- Bolognese means from Bologna, one of the food capitals of Italy.
- For ragu Bolognese other than the Holy Trinity carrot, celery and onions, what's important is the meat choice: beef and pork pancetta is ideal, but less accessible, so you can swap it for fatty ground pork.
- Red or white wine are essential to deglaze.
- Veggie broth is the main liquid part and milk is optional.
- When you cut pasta keep in mind the shape and the size of your baking sheet.
- Essential for a traditional bechamel flavor: salt, black pepper and nutmeg.
- Today I didn't boil it which is common but not required, so I'm adding lots of sauce and cheeses since the pasta will absorb more

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKKUiPGsTeH/?igsh=dmR6ajNlcjBtbmU4
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- Extracted: 2025-05-27

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