La Lasagna

3h 30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Melt ghee in a pan.
  2. 2Chop the beef.
  3. 3Brown the chopped meat in the pan.
  4. 4Remove the browned meat from the pan.
  5. 5Chop the carrots.
  6. 6Chop the onion.
  7. 7Add more chopped meat to the pan to brown.
  8. 8Deglaze the pan with red wine.
  9. 9Add chopped carrots, celery, and onion to the meat.
  10. 10Add tomato paste to the mixture.
  11. 11Stir everything together.
  12. 12Pour the red wine from the deglazed pan into the meat and vegetable mixture.
  13. 13Season with salt.
  14. 14Season with black pepper.
  15. 15Cover the pot and cook for 3 hours.
  16. 16Melt butter in a separate pan.
  17. 17Add flour to the melted butter.
  18. 18Stir to create a roux.
  19. 19Take the pan off the flame.
  20. 20Pour cold milk into the roux.
  21. 21Whisk vigorously until smooth.
  22. 22Place the pan back on the flame and mix constantly until it boils and thickens.
  23. 23Add some salt to the béchamel.
  24. 24Grate nutmeg into the béchamel.
  25. 25Add olive oil to a pot of boiling water.
  26. 26Cook the lasagna pasta sheets, two pieces at a time, for half a minute.
  27. 27Remove the cooked pasta sheets and drain.
  28. 28Spread some béchamel on the bottom of a baking dish.
  29. 29Place a layer of pasta over the béchamel.
  30. 30Spread a layer of ragout over the pasta.
  31. 31Drizzle béchamel over the ragout.
  32. 32Grate Parmigiano Reggiano over the béchamel.
  33. 33Repeat layers of pasta, ragout, béchamel, and Parmigiano Reggiano.
  34. 34Add butter pieces on the top layer.
  35. 35Bake in the oven for half an hour at 200°C (392°F) until a crust forms.
  36. 36Remove the baked lasagna from the oven.
  37. 37Cut and serve the lasagna.

Ingredients

  • Celery
  • Carrots
  • Onion
  • Beef
  • Tomato paste
  • Red wine
  • Ground meat (mince)
  • Parmigiano Reggiano
  • Milk
  • Butter
  • Flour
  • Nutmeg
  • Pasta
  • Ghee (clarified butter)
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Olive oil

Equipment

PanKnifeCutting boardPotSpatulaLidWhiskGraterTongsBaking dishOven

Tips

  • Have a lot of patience when making lasagna.