Ingredients
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300 - 500 g Lasagna
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800 - 900 g Beef, minced
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60 g Butter
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1 Onion, chopped
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1 clove Garlicpressed through garlic press
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3 Carrots, grinded
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500 g Tomato puree
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200 mL Red wine
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250 g Mozzarella cheese, grinded
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60 g Parmigiano, grated
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5 - 6 Bay leaves
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Saltto taste
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Pepperto taste
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Nutmeg
Directions
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Beef sauce:Peel and chop the onion. |
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On medium heat, melt the butter in a cooking pot. |
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Add the onion and carrot and cook them until the onion becomes transparent. Be careful not to burn it. |
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Add the minced beef, season it with salt and pepper, and cook everything until the beef becomes brownish. |
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Add the wine, and increase the heat. Mix with a wooden spoon. |
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Once the wine evaporates, add the tomato puree, bay leaves and nutmeg (if using). |
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Cook the beef mixture for at least 30 min while stirring occasionally. |
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8
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Béchamel sauceUse the recipe from the link above. |
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Lasagna:In a pot, bring to boil approximately 2 L of water. |
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Add the lasagna one by one, and cook them for 2 min each. If you put more than one at once, keep them apart so they will not stick to each other. |
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After cooking put the lasagna in a dish with cold water. |
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Preparation:Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. |
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Assembling:Cover the bottom of the baking pan (40 cm x 20 cm) with with a few spoons of béchamel sauce. |
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Put the lasagna on top of the béchamel sauce, cover it with beef mixture, and at the end add a few spoons of béchamel sauce. Repeat until you use all the beef mixture. |
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Finish layering with lasagna, and cover it with béchamel sauce. |
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Put the grinded mozzarella cheese on the béchamel sauce. Add the parmigiano. |
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Baking:Bake the lasagna for approximately 30 - 45 min in a preheated oven. The cheese has to become golden brown. |
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Let it cool for at least 15 min. |
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Serving:Serve this delicious dish as it is or with a scoop of sour cream. |
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Optional:For bacon lovers, you can include 50 - 100 g of bacon in the beef mixture. |
