Friday 20 March 2009

AMAZING LASAGNE

THIS RECIPE MAKES TWO LARGE SLABS OF LASAGNE

TOMATO SAUCE INGREDIENTS:

2 large cans Italian style peeled tomatoes
4 x 220gr cans tomato paste sauce
2 teas salt
3 teas dried oregano

ONION INGREDIENTS:

2 cups onions minced
2 cloves garlic minced
1/3 cup olive oil

MINCE INGREDIENTS:

1 kg minced beef
2 teas salt

LASAGNE INGREDIENTS:

lasagnE noodles (fresh lasagne pasta is delicious)
340gr Ricotta or cottage cheese (at least)
150gr grated mozzarella cheese (at least)
230gr grated parmesan cheese (at least)

METHOD:

Start simmering the Tomato Sauce ingredients.
Saute the Onion ingredients until golden.
Then add the Mince ingredients.
Cook till beef loses it red colour.
Then add the lot to the Tomato Sauce.
Simmer for 2.5 hours, stirring occasionally.

Now build the lasagne in two 30 x 20 x 6.5cm dishes.
In the bottom of each dish, put a thin layer of sauce.
Then a layer of lasagne noodles (either fresh or dried).
Next a layer of cheese (lots of cheese).
Repeat twice more (sauce, noodles, cheese).
Then the final layer of cheese is covered once more in sauce.
Then add a dusting of parmesan cheese.

Bake at 180C for 40mins.
Remove and let stand for 10 mins.
The lasagne can then be cut for serving.

Lots of servings in this recipe.

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