Beef Lasagne With BéChamel Sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/3 pounds beef steak mince
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 15/16 cups celeriac peeled and cut into small cubes
- 1 leek small, chopped
- 2 carrots peeled and cut into small cubes
- 6 3/8 tablespoons plain flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato puree
- 2 11/16 cups chopped tomatoes cans
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 3 anchovy fillets chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried herbs Italian
- 1 pinch caster sugar
- 2 1/8 cups whole milk
- 3 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup Parmesan
- 26 lasagne dried, sheets
- 1 1/8 cups mozzarella sliced
- salad Green, to serve
- Preheat the oven to 400u0b0F. Prepare lasagne noodles according to package directions and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan, add the beef and cook for 10 mins, breaking into small pieces. Stir in the onion, garlic, celery root, leek, carrot and 1 tbsp of the flour and cook briefly. Stir in the tomato puree and cook for 1 min.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and crumbled bouillon cube and stir in 1 cup water. Bring to a boil. Stir in the anchovies and herbs.
- Simmer, covered, for 8-10 mins, stirring occasionally. Add sugar and season to taste.
- For the bechamel sauce, combine the milk and 2 cups water. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add 1/3 cup of flour and cook for 1 min, stirring constantly. Gradually add the milk mixture, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and stir in most of the Parmesan. Season to taste.
- Spread a thin layer of the bechamel sauce in the base of a large baking dish (approx 12 x 8 x 3 inches). Layer meat sauce, lasagne noodles and bechamel, finishing with a layer of noodles and bechamel.
- Top with mozzarella and the remaining Parmesan. Bake for 1 hour or until cheese on top is golden brown. Serve with a green salad.
olive oil, beef steak mince, onion, garlic, cubes, carrots, flour, tomato puree, tomatoes, vegetable stock cube, anchovy, herbs italian, caster sugar, milk, butter, parmesan, mozzarella sliced, salad green
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Beef-Lasagne-with-Bechamel-Sauce-1411843 (may not work)