After suffering in the god dam heat all day, with a whingy baby and a whingy dog i've decided to go down to MIL's (whos away on holiday) steal her aircon, do some washing and ironing and make a yummy dinner for my dp! So yeah hit me with your best lasagne recipes!!!!
I make mine with half beef mince, half pork mince, onion, garlic, and cook all that. I sometimes add bacon too! Add a normal italian pasta tomato sauce and then a "nice" jar with flavours you like in it. I then add vegies, like mushrooms, zucchini and carrot, seasoning like fresh herbs and salt and pepper, and let it cook for ages. Make it a 'bit' watery because the sheets soak up a bit of moisture as well. Sorry not sure of quantities I just bung it all in a giant pot!
Ashlea's Lasagne
(serves 6-8 adults - depending on whether or not you serve a side dish)
NB: This really isn't 'traditional' per se, it is bulked out with veges.
Anthony calls it Ashlea Lasagne, because it's not like traditional Lasagne.
For Meat Sauce
500gms Minced Meat (I use beef usually but you could use lamb, pork or chicken too)
1 Onion (medium sized)
4 Rashers Middle Bacon
Large Dolmio (or of your choice, I think size is about 700ml)
1 Zucchini
10-12 Mushrooms
1 Capsicum
1 Carrot
For Bechamel Sauce
I am guessing on these amounts so don't take my word for it
4 Tblspn Butter/Marg
1/2 cup flour
1 Litre of Milk
Dice all veges to sizes of your preference (I grate carrot, others are all small chunks)
Brown onion and bacon, then add mince until browned right through. Add jar of sauce (rinsing it out with 1/2 - 1 cup of water), then all veges, simmer for twenty to thirty minutes.
You can add spices to suit your preference. I use whatever I feel like at the time.
Melt butter, take off heat and add flour, whisking together. Consistency should be paste like - not too runny but not so that there are thick bits sticking to your whisk... (practice makes perfect, it took me two years to be able to get my bechamel right). Add milk and continue to stir. Don;t let it come to the boil as if it does, it will stick to the bottom of the pan. Can take 15mins+ to thicken. Alternatively some people put a little bit of milk at a time.
Layering
By my estimates I use a 13x9x2 inch casserole dish.
Cover with foil and cook in a 200 degree oven for 30 mins.
Uncover and top with grated cheese (and tomato slices if you want it to look fancy), cook for a further 10-20 mins at 180 degrees or until cheese is brown.
There are a few therads on this actually. Mine is a veg lasagne, I'll hunt down the link for you it think there were a few recipes in it.
ETA I lied i could only find mine here
Last edited by Pandora; December 30th, 2008 at 10:36 AM.
Ok girls... gimme your best.....
i've decided to go down to MIL's (whos away on holiday) steal her aircon, do some washing and ironing and make a yummy dinner for my dp! So yeah hit me with your best lasagne recipes!!!!
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