Grill Lasagne & This Year I'Ll Make Fresh Pasta
- 8-10 pieces Schiaffoni pasta (large cylindirical pasta tubes), cooked
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups Bolognese or Bean Chili, warmed
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups Bechamel (recipe below), warmed
- 75 - 100 g grated cheese (parmesan, gouda, cheddar etc)
- bechamel sauce: 25g butter, 25g flour, 350 - 400ml milk
- To make the Bechamel sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan on medium - low heat and stir in the flour, being careful to remove lumps. Cook mixture for a couple of minutes to rid it of a floury, pasty taste and till it takes on a light golden colour. Take the pan of the heat and slowly whisk in the milk. Then return to the boil and continue stirring, till it thickens and is of pouring consistency. Season to taste.
- Set your grill to the highest and place your oven rack two steps from the top.
- Split each pasta tube carefully into 2 flat sheets These will be the ''grill lasagne pieces''
- Set out 4 oven proof plates and start the layering. On each plate, place one ''sheet'' of pasta, followed by some bolognese or bean chili and then some bechamel. Repeat to form another stack. On top of the second stack, place some bechamel and then top with some grated cheese. Don't worry if the sauces drip down unto the plate, they'll form a good base for the grill lasagne
- Put plates under the grill and let cook, till the cheese topping is golden. Using oven gloves, carefully remove plates, turn off grill and serve.
schiaffoni pasta, bechamel, grated cheese, bechamel sauce
Taken from food52.com/recipes/2405-grill-lasagne-this-year-i-ll-make-fresh-pasta (may not work)