Christmas Lasagna

1h 40m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Dice the onion.
  2. 2Add the diced onion to a pan.
  3. 3Dice the carrots.
  4. 4Add the diced carrots to the pan with the onions.
  5. 5Dice the celery.
  6. 6Add the diced celery to the pan with the onions and carrots.
  7. 7Season with salt.
  8. 8Add basil leaves, ripped by hand, to the pan.
  9. 9Add the ground beef and ground pork to the pan.
  10. 10Stir the meat and vegetables in the pan.
  11. 11Deglaze the pan with white wine.
  12. 12Remove the garlic clove from the pan.
  13. 13Add the whole peeled tomatoes to the pan.
  14. 14Squash the tomatoes with a potato masher.
  15. 15Season the sauce with salt.
  16. 16Cover the pan and let it simmer for another hour.
  17. 17Melt butter in a small pot to make the béchamel sauce.
  18. 18Add flour to the melted butter and whisk.
  19. 19Gradually add room temperature milk while whisking constantly.
  20. 20Grate nutmeg into the béchamel sauce.
  21. 21Add a pinch of salt to the béchamel sauce.
  22. 22Spread a thin layer of tomato meat sauce at the bottom of the baking dish.
  23. 23Place lasagna sheets over the sauce.
  24. 24Spread a layer of tomato meat sauce over the lasagna sheets.
  25. 25Spread a layer of béchamel sauce over the meat sauce.
  26. 26Grate Parmigiano Reggiano cheese over the béchamel sauce.
  27. 27Continue layering with lasagna sheets, meat sauce, béchamel, and Parmigiano Reggiano until all sheets are used.
  28. 28Add extra Parmigiano Reggiano on the top layer.
  29. 29Cover the baking dish and put it in the oven for 40 minutes.
  30. 30Cut and serve the lasagna.
  31. 31Garnish with fresh basil leaves.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole onions
  • a few carrots
  • a few celery
  • a bowl whole peeled tomatoes San Marzano
  • a portion ground beef
  • a portion ground pork
  • a glass white wine
  • 1 clove garlic
  • a pinch salt
  • a handful basil
  • a piece butter
  • a bowl flour
  • a jug milk
  • a pinch nutmeg
  • a few lasagna sheets
  • a block Parmigiano Reggiano

Equipment

cutting boardknifepanwooden spoonpotwhiskgraterbaking dishspatula

Tips

  • Rip the basil by your bare hands.
  • If you're angry, take it out on the whole peeled tomatoes.
  • It doesn't have to be fresh pasta, it can also be boxed dry lasagna sheets, I don't judge.