Lifestyle
Why Beef Lasagne never goes out of style
Beef lasagne is one of those easy dishes you can make ahead, freeze, reheat, and it still tastes just as good.
Beef lasagne is one of those meals that just works. It doesn’t need any hype or fancy extras. You know what you’re getting: rich, meaty layers, creamy sauce, soft pasta, and that golden, bubbling top that makes you want to dive in fork-first before it even hits the table.
This recipe, compliments of FATTI’S & MONI’S, it’s a lifesaver when you need something that feeds a few mouths without spending hours in the kitchen. It’s hearty enough for a weekend dinner, but simple enough to throw together midweek. Leftovers are just as good the next day (maybe even better).
Ingredients
• 30ml vegetable oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 10ml garlic, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1kg beef mince
• 2 x 410g cans All Gold Tomato and Onion Mix
• 5ml dried mixed herbs
• 15ml Worcestershire sauce
• 15ml All Gold Tomato Sauce
• 1½ beef stock cubes in 375ml boiling water
• 90g butter
• 90g (180ml) cake flour
• 1L milk
• Salt to taste
• 12 lasagne sheets
• 60g (125ml) grated mozzarella cheese
• 2 onions, chopped
• 10ml garlic, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1kg beef mince
• 2 x 410g cans All Gold Tomato and Onion Mix
• 5ml dried mixed herbs
• 15ml Worcestershire sauce
• 15ml All Gold Tomato Sauce
• 1½ beef stock cubes in 375ml boiling water
• 90g butter
• 90g (180ml) cake flour
• 1L milk
• Salt to taste
• 12 lasagne sheets
• 60g (125ml) grated mozzarella cheese
Method
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan, add the onions and garlic and fry for 5 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper.
2. Add the mince and brown, stirring occasionally using a fork.
3. Add the tomato onion mix, herbs, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce and stock, simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Melt the butter in a separate saucepan and add flour, whisk in the milk and simmer for 20 minutes, season with salt according to your taste.
5. Preheat an oven to 180°C, grease a large casserole dish with butter.
6. Spoon a third of the meat sauce into the bottom of the dish, top with a third of the white sauce.
7. Top the sauce with a single layer of the lasagne sheets, repeat the process ending in white sauce.
8. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the lasagne and place in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until pasta is cooked, remove and serve.
Season with salt and pepper.
2. Add the mince and brown, stirring occasionally using a fork.
3. Add the tomato onion mix, herbs, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce and stock, simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Melt the butter in a separate saucepan and add flour, whisk in the milk and simmer for 20 minutes, season with salt according to your taste.
5. Preheat an oven to 180°C, grease a large casserole dish with butter.
6. Spoon a third of the meat sauce into the bottom of the dish, top with a third of the white sauce.
7. Top the sauce with a single layer of the lasagne sheets, repeat the process ending in white sauce.
8. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the lasagne and place in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until pasta is cooked, remove and serve.
