All posts tagged: lasagna

When it rains, it pours.

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I had never made lasagna before but in the last few days I got 2 lasagna pins on my foodie sash. I don’t think The Koala minds the new lasagna obsession one bit. My first was a classic attempt. The meat sauce made in the morning so the flavours had all day to develop. This time being a weeknight, I wanted something much, much faster. I had 2 lasagna sheets left over from the other night and only 200 grams of lamb mince so I bulked up the meat with bacon. Lamb and bacon are two of the tastiest meats around. Using white sauce and a vintage cheddar made for a strong tasting sauce rather than the mild ricotta based sauce I made the other night. Bacon and Lamb Lasagna for two Ingredients 2 sheets fresh lasagna Meat sauce 250 grams (half a pound) lamb mince 4 strips streaky bacon, chopped into postage stamps 1 onion, diced 4 garlic bulbs, chopped 1/2 a cup tomato paste 1/2 cup red wine Salt (about a teaspoon)  Cheese …

Make A Lasagna

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I love lasagna but have always avoided making it for fear of hard work. I read a few recipes and found them all to be quite different. With that in mind, I figured I could just take a combination of recipe ideas and still do ok. I made the meat sauce in the morning with beef and lamb mince, 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves, a can of pasta sauce, 1 pottle of tomato paste and a can of whole tomatoes. I browned and then simmered it for an hour and then left it alone until the evening. My friend Miss A helped me with the cheesey white sauce. We used ricotta, milk, butter, flour, vintage cheddar. Meat sauce and cheese sauce layered between 4 sheets of fresh pasta and topped with more cheese sauce and a thin layer of mozzarella. Covered in foil and into the oven for 30 minutes at 175°C. Then another 25 uncovered. Eat with good company and plenty of red wine. Miss A had made a decadent banoffee pie for dessert. …