How To Make The Perfect Lasagne

Lasagne.. my FAVOURITE pasta dish out there. This is one of those dishes that varies a lot between family recipes, however here is the exact way I like to make it and I think it will turn into one of your favourites too! Full recipe below... Enjoy! Serves 6 Ragu: 2 onions, finely diced 3 carrots, finely diced 3 celery stalks, finely diced 500g beef mince 500g pork mince 3 bay leaves Sprig of thyme 1 parmesan rind (optional) Large glass of red wine 300g tomato passata 1 litre beef stock 150ml whole milk Salt and pepper 1. Sear the the pork & beef mince in some oil, in batches over a high heat until browned. Set aside 2. Add the onions, carrots & celery into the same pan then cook until softened & beginning to brown. Add in the thyme, bay leaves garlic & cook for a few more mins. 3. Add the red wine, cook for a few more minutes to allow the alcohol to evaporate then add the stock, passata and parmesan rind. 4. Bring the ragu to a simmer, cover & place into a preheated oven of 160 C / 320 F. 3-4 hours, checking hourly and adding more liquid if it is looking dry. Add the milk 1 hour before finishing then. 5. Once cooked remove from the oven and set aside. Bechamel: 166g butter 166g flour 1.5 litre whole milk Grating of nutmeg Grating of parmesan Salt and pepper 1. Melt the butter in a pan. Add the flour, mix and cook for a few minutes to remove the “floury” taste. 2. Gradually mix in the milk, continuously whisking to ensure no lumps form. Once all incorporated, cook for a few more minutes on the heat. 3. Remove from the heat, add in the parmesan, a few gratings of nutmeg and season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside until ready to use. Pasta dough: (Double quantities) 400g of pasta flour 4 whole eggs 1 tsp fine sea salt Lasagne: Bechamel Ragu Roughly 8 sheets of lasagne 1. Add some of the ragu and bechamel to the bottom of your dish and spread out evenly. 2. Lay some sheets of pasta over the top, followed by a layer of ragu, then a layer of béchamel sauce and finally a grating of parmesan. Repeat two more times then finish with a generous grating of parmesan. 3. Cook in a preheated oven of 180 C / 355 F , until golden brown on top, about 45-60 minutes. Remove and leave to cool for 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎉 SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK! p.s. you'll want make sure to turn on the notification button too as I'll be starting to do giveaways for the first few viewers of my videos each week! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📚 Buy My Cookbook Here! https://amzn.eu/d/g3t6U3q --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW ME: https://www.instagram.com/samseats https://www.tiktok.com/@samseats https://www.facebook.com/samseats --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LET'S DO SOME COOKING 🔥