Perfect beef lasagne

Recipe By:TASTE
Cooking Time:1 1/2 hours
Prep Time:30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup good quality beef stock
  • 2 medium onions
  • 1 large carrots, washed and grated
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil, to drizzle
  • 700 g free range lean beef mince
  • 2 sprigs thyme, leaves removed
  • 2 cups dry red wine
  • 1 400g tin Italian chopped tomatoes
  • 50 ml tomato paste
  • 10 lasagne sheets
  • 100 g Parmesan cheese
  • paprika, to sprinkle
  • 50 g breadcrumbs, two days old
  • 75g Butter
  • 75g flour
  • 100 ml Ayrshire milk
  • sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  2. Finely chop the onions, carrots and garlic in a food processor, then soften in the olive oil over a low heat for 5 minutes without allowing them to colour.
  3. Increase the heat to medium and add the mince.
  4. Brown, then add the thyme and red wine and cook for 1–2 minutes.
  5. Stir through the tomato purée, canned tomatoes, beef stock, tomato paste and season to taste.
  6. Simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour, then stir through the balsamic vinegar.
  7. To make the white sauce, melt the butter in a pan over a low heat, then whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
  8. Slowly add the milk, a little at a time, and whisk into the flour mixture until smooth.
  9. Simmer for a further minute, stirring continually, and season to taste.
  10. Place a layer of mince in the bottom of an ovenproof dish, then top with a layer of pasta and white sauce.
  11. Repeat until the dish is full, finishing with a layer of white sauce.
  12. Sprinkle over the Parmigiano Reggiano, paprika and breadcrumbs.
  13. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until golden.

 

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