Lasagne With Bolognese Sauce

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 3/4 ounces bacon finely sliced
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 carrots peeled and finely sliced
• 1/2 bunch celery trimmed, washed and finely chopped
• 1 onion peeled and finely diced
• 1/3 cup tomato puree
• 14 ounces peeled tomatoes cans, drained, juice reserved
• 1 tablespoon thyme or majoram, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 6 ounces Parmesan grated
• 9 sheets lasagne
• grated nutmeg to taste
• white pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0F. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large pan and fry bacon until crispy. Remove bacon, add ground beef to pan and cook until browned. Add carrots, celery and onions. Stir in tomato puree and reserved tomato juice. Return bacon to pan and add tomatoes, crushing with a spoon. Add herbs and season to taste. Simmer for 10 mins.
2. Heat butter in a saucepan, add flour and stir until browned. Add stock, milk and cream. Bring to a boil, add half the Parmesan and stir to combine. Add nutmeg and white pepper and season to taste.
3. Grease a large baking dish. Spread one quarter of Bechamel sauce over base of dish and cover with 3 lasagne sheets. Spoon half of Bolognese sauce over the sheets. Top with 3 more sheets of lasagne and one quarter of remaining Bolognese and Bechamel. Layer 3 more lasagne sheets and remaining Bolognese sauce. Finish with remaining lasagne sheets and Bechamel.
4. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and bake for about 40 minutes, until golden brown.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Lasagne-with-Bolognese-Sauce-1401577 (may not work)