Beef Lasagna

It has been a long while since my last blog entry. Yesterday I thought I get my hands dirty and try this recipe. It turned out alright. I used a very convenient pre-cooked lasagna pasta which does not need boiling or soaking (St. Remo I think!). It was also convenient because of the recipe at the back of the box! Oh dear! I threw away the box already. Hmmmmmmmm....... let me recall the ingredients.

1 onion

1 clove garlic

1 carrot

500g minced beef

2x 400ml canned tomato

5 tbs tomato paste

2 cups chicken stock

pinch of nutmeg

2 tbs butter

2 tbs flour

2 cups milk

150g cheese (mozarella or cheddar)

Heat oil in a pan.

Sweat onion, garlic & carrot till soft.

Add minced beef & cook till brown.

Add canned tomato, tomato paste, stock & nutmeg.

Season with salt & pepper.

Simmer for 20 minutes.

White sauce

Heat butter in a separate pan.

Take off heat & stir in flour.

Cook for 2 minutes on slow heat.

Add milk & keep stirring till thick & smooth.

Season with salt& pepper.

Preheat oven to 180C.

Lightly grease baking dish.

Layer pasta, meat sauce & white sauce alternately, starting with meat sauce and ending with white sauce on top. Make up to 4 layers.

Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.

Bake for 35-40 minutes.

Leave to cool for 5 minutes before serving.