Lasagna

Takes 90 minutes | Serves 6 |

Ingredients

600 g lasagna sheets
1 dash olive oil
1 whole onion
2 whole celery stalks
2 whole carrots
1 whole red bell pepper
100 g pancetta
500 g ground beef
50 g tomato puree
250 g canned tomatoes
250 ml beef broth
50 g butter
60 g flour
1 l milk
250 g Parmesan cheese

Steps

Bolognese Sauce

• Fry pancetta, onion, celery, and carrot in a pan over low heat for 10 minutes.
• Add the ground beef and cook until browned.
• Stir in tomato paste, canned tomatoes, and beef broth. Let it simmer.

Béchamel Sauce

• Melt butter in a saucepan and add flour to form a roux.
• Cook the roux for 2 minutes on low heat.
• Gradually add milk, continuously stirring with a whisk until the sauce thickens.

Assembling the Lasagna

• Start with a thin layer of Bolognese sauce in a baking dish.
• Layer in the following order 4 or 5 times: pasta, Bolognese sauce, béchamel sauce. Topp with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes at 180 °C (356 °F).