Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Beef and Mushroom Lasagna

Ingredients:
 
Bolognese Sauce:
1 KG Minced Beef
1 TBS Garlic paste
1 TBS Ginger paste
1 medium onion chopped
1/2 cup oil
1 cup pizza sauce
1/2 tsp crushed red chili flakes
4 large tomatoes blanched and pureed
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp crushed black peppers
1 tin mushrooms sliced

White Sauce:

50 g butter
2 TBS oil
1/2 tsp crushed fresh garlic (optional)
4 TBS all-purpose flour
3-4 cups milk
60 g cheddar cheese
60 g mozeralla cheese
1 tsp oregano crushed
1 tsp black pepper crushed
salt to taste

precooked lasagna strips
2 cups shredded mozeralla

Directions:

1. Start preparing the bolognese sauce. Heat oil in a wok and fry onions till transparent. Add mushrooms and fry a bit.
2. Add beef and brown well with ginger and garlic paste
3. Add pizza sauce and tomato puree and cook till oil separates
4. Add oregano, black pepper, red chilies and salt
5. If the sauce is too dry, add 1/2 cup water, bring to a boil and bring to desired consistency.

6. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan, add butter and melt, add garlic and saute without browning
7. Add flour and cook on very low heat till it is fragrant
8. Add hot milk to the flour mixture and bring to a boil
9. Add the cheeses and whisk till combined
10. Add seasonings. The mixture will thicken further when cooled

ASSEMBLY:

In a wide baking dish start by spreading a layer of white sauce. Cover the layer with lasagna strips. Add a layer of beef sauce. Cover the beef layer with another layer of white sauce and continue till the entire dish is filled. Sprinkle cheese generously over the top and bake at 200 degrees C for 20 minutes.


Enjoy :) !!! 

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