MEAT LASAGNA!

I love lasagna so much! It is an Italian dish but we love to make it in Spain. There is so many varieties and ways to make it. Here is a recipe from my mother  that my friends, family and I like a lot.It is an easy way and delicious!!! So.. why don´t you try to make it and let me know if you enjoy it as much as i do!.
 
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INGREDIENTS for 10:
 
- 1 Onion.
- 1 Red pepper.
- 800gr-1kg Minced meat.
- kg Chopped tomato/ Tomato passata.
- 250-300gr Grated cheese.
- 200gr Lasagna sheets.
- Smoked paprika, ground pepper, salt, bay leaves…
- Olive oil.
 
Bechamel
 
- 1,200L Milk.
- 80gr of Flour.
- 80gr of Butter.
- Nutmeg, salt and ground pepper.
 
 

METHOD:

• Chop the garlic, the onion and the pepper.
• In a pan with a bit of olive oil add the garlic. When the oil gets hot add the onion and the pepper and cook everything for few minutes.
• Add the meat and season it with salt, pepper, a bay leave, smoked paprika and if you wish you can add more herbs to your taste.
• While the meat is cooking we can make the bechamel or white sauce.
• In a pan warm the milk with a pinch of salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• In another deep pan melt the butter and afterwards add the flour. Mix everything with the whisk.
• When is well mixed add a bit of the milk and keep stirring it all the time. Keep adding slowly the milk. Then cook it until you have a good texture.Its very important not to stop stirring the sauce.
• When the meat is nearly cooked add the chopped tomato/tomato passata. If you use chopped tomato add a bit of sugar so the mix doesn´t get a sour taste. And cook everything for 5-10 minutes more.
• Add with a ladle a bit of bechamel into the meat in order to avoid a dry stuffing.
• Preheat the oven at 180°C.
• In a tray add a ladle of bechamel to cover the tray and prevent the pasta to get sticky on it.
• Add some pasta sheets and cover it with half of the meat stuff. After that add another layer of lasagna sheets and then the rest of the meat. Finally add another layer of pasta and pour very carefully the bechamel.
• Add the ground cheese on the top.
• Cook the lasagna in the oven for about 40-45minutes.
• Enjoy!

Cook with love,

Thanks :)