How to Make the Ultimate Lasagna

Name: How to Make the Ultimate Lasagna
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500grams minced meat or meat substitute; 1 large onions; 4 cloves of garlic; Olive oil; Salt & Pepper to taste; 5 Mushrooms; 2 carrots; Large bunch of fresh basil; chili flakes 3; cans organic chopped tomatoes; 2 Tbsp of Tomato paste Cherry tomatoes to garnish; 500ml of hot water; 1 pack precooked lasagna sheets (500g); 1 Tsp of dried Basil; Oregano & Garlic powder; 250 grams of soft Butter; 1.5 cups of Flour; 1L Milk; 1 chicken stock powder; 500ml of hot water; Additional Fresh basil Cherry tomatoes to garnish

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How to Make the Ultimate Lasagna

Ok…so if you’ve been following me for a little while you would know that I really have only ONE ☝️ signature dish and that’s my famous lasagna. I’ve been making it for over a decade now and perfecting it each year so I take my lasagna game very seriously. This is my 2.0 version!

Check out the Full video here: How to Make the Ultimate Lasagna

Prep Time

1hour 30 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Yield

1 Tray

Ingredients

Bolognese Sauce

- 500grams minced meat or meat substitute
- 1 large onions
- 4 cloves of garlic
- Olive oil
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 5 Mushrooms
- 2 carrots
- Large bunch of fresh basil
- chili flakes
- 3 cans organic chopped tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp of Tomato paste
- Cherry tomatoes to garnish
- 500ml of hot water.
- 1 pack precooked lasagna sheets (500g)
- 1 Tsp of dried Basil, Oregano & Garlic powder

Béchamel Sauce

- 250 grams of soft Butter
- 1.5 cups of Flour
- 1L Milk
- 1 chicken stock powder
- 500ml of hot water
- Additional Fresh basil Cherry tomatoes to garnish

Instructions

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- - Chop the onions along with the cloves of garlic, crush the garlic before chopping them as it releases more flavor. Put them in a pan to sauté until golden brown.
- - Add the minced meat to the onion and garlic along with some salt and pepper.
- - Grate 5 mushrooms and 2 carrots, so they melt in the sauce.
- - Leave the meat to cook for 10 minutes until it’s brown then add your grated vegetables. Cook until the vegetable softens.
- - Add the can chopped tomatoes to the meat & 1 cup of hot water. Add 1 teaspoon of dried basil, dried oregano and garlic powder.
- - Add the fresh Basil to the mix, tear it and don't cut it with a knife to maximize flavor.
- - Add 2 Tablespoons of Tomato paste and 1 cup of hot water to the sauce.
- - Leave the sauce aside to simmer for 30-60 minutes. Taste and add salt or pepper if needed.
Béchamel Sauce
- - Melt 250 grams of soft butter.
- - Once the butter has melted, add 1.5 cups of flour.
- - Add 1 litre of Milk gradually and keep whisking it until it thickens.
- - Add 500ml of hot water along with 1 cube of chicken stock.
- - Keep whisking and don’t walk away until it thickens.
All ingredients are ready, now start assembling
- - Taste everything again, add any spices and water to Bolognese sauce if required.
- - Use a hand mixer for a few seconds on the Bolognese sauce for a creamier mix.
- - Start with a layer of the Bolognese sauce then the lasagna sheets, add a thin layer of Bechamel and fresh Basil on top.
- - Repeat one more time. Then add another layer of lasagna sheets and a generous amount of the bechamel sauce on top.
- - Smoothen the surface to seal the Bechamel layer, so the red sauce doesn’t leak to the top.
- - Add cherry tomatoes to garnish. 6-8 depending on how many slices you want to achieve.
- - Leave it to set for 10-15 minutes before putting it into the oven for 25 minutes at 180C till the top is slightly golden brown.