Authentic Lasagne Bolognaise

Instructions

1. Make the Bolognese meat sauce meat sauce: Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet or saucepan until sizzling. Add the vegetables, garlic, and the pancetta or bacon and cook over a medium heat, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes or until the vegetables have softened. Add the minced beef and pork, lower the heat, and cook gently for 10 minutes, stirring frequently and breaking up any lumps in the meat with a wooden spoon. Stir in salt and pepper to taste, then add the wine and stir again. Simmer for about 5 minutes, or until reduced. Add the tomatoes and 1 cup of the stock and bring to the boil. Stir well, then lower the heat, half cover the pan with a lid and leave to simmer very gently for 2 hours. Stir occasionally during this time and add more stock as it becomes absorbed. You can keep in the fridge up to 5 days.
2. Preheat the oven to 190°C. If the Bolognese sauce is cold, reheat it. Once it is hot, stir in enough stock to make it quite runny.
3. Make the white sauce: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, add the flour and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes. Add the milk and cream a little at a time, whisking vigorously after each addition. Bring to the boil and cook, stirring, until the sauce is smooth and thick. Add salt and pepper to taste, whisk well, then remove from the heat.
4. Spread about a third of the Bolognese sauce over the bottom of a baking dish. Cover the Bolognese sauce in the bottom of the dish with about a quarter of the white sauce, followed by four sheets of lasagne. Repeat the layers twice more, then cover the top layer of lasagne with the remaining white sauce. Cut Mozzarella and spread on top sprinkle the grated Parmesan evenly. Cover the dish with aluminium foil and bake for 40-45 minutes. Remove the foil and cook for 10 minutes until golden brown. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.
5. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

• Servings : 4
• Ready in : 200 Minutes
• Course : Main courses
• Recipe Type : Finger foods, Freezer-friendly, From dinner-to lunchbox, Pizza, Pasta, Spagetty, Quiches
• Ingredient : Bacon, Can tomatoes, Carrots, Celery sticks, Garlic, Ground black pepper, Lean minced beef, Minced pork, Olive oil, Onion, Salt