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Lasagne

Lasagne is a traditional Italian dish consisting of layers of pasta sheets, minced meat sauce, and cheese sauce. At its best, lasagne is juicy, moist, and rich.

Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

Lasagne
Prep 40 min Cook 1 h 20 minTotal 2 hInspired by valio.fi

Method

  1. 1

    Brown the ground beef and the finely chopped onions and garlic in fat in a pan.

  2. 2

    Add the crushed tomatoes. Rinse both cans with ½ dl of water and add to the ground beef mixture. Add the stock cubes, sugar, and pepper. Let simmer over low heat for a few minutes.

  3. 3

    Heat the fat in a saucepan and quickly cook the flour in it.

  4. 4

    Gradually add the milk and stir until smooth. Heat while stirring and add the grated cheese. Season the sauce.

  5. 5

    First spread some meat sauce and then cheese sauce on the bottom of a greased lasagne dish. Lay 3 lasagne sheets on top. Add meat sauce and cheese sauce again. Prepare the next layers in the same way.

  6. 6

    Finally, press down gently on the lasagne so that the sauces are distributed evenly. Sprinkle grated cheese on top.

  7. 7

    Bake at 175 degrees for about 1 hour. Let rest for 15–20 minutes before serving.