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Potato Lasagna

Name: Potato Lasagna
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 2 bag potato slices 500 g each · frozen; 400 g ground beef; 2 onions 200 g; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 can crushed tomatoes 500 g; 1 dl water; 2 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp oregano; 1 tsp thyme; 3 tbsp butter approx. 40 g; 1 dl wheat flour; 1 l whole milk; 0.5 tsp salt; pinch of black pepper; 50 g grated parmesan; 100 g shredded Emmental-Mozzarella cheese; 50 g shredded Emmental-Mozzarella cheese

Potato lasagna is comfort food at its best: layers of rich bolognese sauce, gooey cheese sauce, and potatoes baked to tender perfection.

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

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Method

1
Peel and finely chop the onions and garlic. Brown the ground beef in a deep sauté pan.
2
Add the onions to the ground beef and sauté for a moment while stirring. Add the tomato paste and heat through.
3
Add the crushed tomatoes, water, salt, and black pepper. Let the sauce simmer gently, covered, for about 20 minutes. Season with oregano and thyme. Add a splash of water if needed.
4
For the cheese sauce, melt the butter in a non-stick saucepan and stir in the wheat flour.
5
Pour half of the milk into the saucepan while stirring. Bring to a boil. Add the remaining milk and bring to a boil again. Stir constantly and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the salt, black pepper, and grated cheeses.
6
Grease a baking dish (32 x 23 cm). Pour some of the meat sauce onto the bottom of the dish and arrange an even layer of potato slices on top. Pour some meat sauce and cheese sauce over the potato slices. Repeat this for the next two layers. Over the final layer of potato slices, add only cheese sauce and top with shredded cheese.
7
Bake on the bottom rack of the oven at 175 degrees for about an hour. Let the potato lasagna rest, covered, for about 10 minutes before serving.