Lasagne

[tinkerbell23]

Whats your recipie!?

Has to be good now!! Im cooking for the new man hostage.....!

So if i use it, and its rubbish and i get dumped....im coming to look for you LOL


Xxxx

[vodkancoke]

I use my wee Nonna's recipe. I use the fresh lasagne sheets you buy in the supermarket...if I have time I make my own pasta.
I make a bolognese sauce using italian pork sausage meat, onions, garlic, peeled plum tomatoes, passatta and fresh basil.
I make a bechamel sauce using whole milk, butter, flour and a bayleaf.
Grated parmesan and mozzarella
Spread some of the bolognese sauce on the bottom of the tray, layer of pasta, bolognese, bechamel, mozzarella, parmesan. Repeat this until the tray is full. Finish with bolognese, mozzarella and parmesan.I give it 45 mins at 180 degrees. It is a soft lasagne, it takes time but it is traditional and totally worth it! lol Enjoy xx

[DTCwordfan]

Nothing I can add to that excellent recipe of Vodka's but serve with a green salad and a nice home made dressing....take an empty jar, a spoon of some nice Dijon mustard, some basalmic vinegar, freshly cracked black pepper and a smidge of salt, and I use Maple syrup as a little sweetner - failing that some honey. Chopped or picked herbs to taste like chives, thyme etc. Maybe a little pressed and chopped garlic to taste.

Top on and shake vigorously and then open to drizzle in a good virgin or extra-virgin oil and shake again. Shake just before use and the dressing will keep for a few days so make some extra!

[sunny-dave]

Vodka's recipe does it for me - I might add a decent splash of Worcestershire Sauce (or even Tabasco) to the bolognese sauce.

I have a lovely veggie version using spinach/mushrooms/ricotta if you fancy that?

[rockyracoon]

Vodka, do you only use sausagemeat, no beef at all?

[rockyracoon]

Give us that recipe Dave, I like a veggie lasagne.

[vodkancoke]

Nope no beef....it's how she has always done it.

[sunny-dave]

Wilco Rocky - back in a tick.

[sunny-dave]

Wholewheat Lasagne Strips (about 8 -10)
175g Mushrooms
800g frozen spinach
25g butter
1 teaspoon butter
1/4 pt vegetable stock
1 teaspoon marjoram
1 teaspoon Soy sauce
350g Ricotta cheese
100g Cheddar, grated
Salt & pepper

Preheat oven to 200C. Cook lasagne in plenty of boiling water until al dente (unless using the ‘no pre-cook’ sort) . Drain & rinse in cold water.

Heat frozen spinach gently in a pan until it is all defrosted – then strain as much water off as possible. Return to the pan & season well. Put pan on a gentle heat, add teaspoon butter & marjoram, stir & then remove from heat. When the spinach has cooled, mix in the ricotta. Check the seasoning.

Saute the sliced mushrooms in 25g butter, reduce heat & continue to cook for 10 minutes in a covered pan so that plenty of juice is extracted. Add the stock & simmer for another 5 minutes. Allow to cool a bit and then puree in a blender for a few seconds. Add soy sauce & season to taste.

Oil a square 3 pint dish, spoon in some of the spinach, cover with 2 or 3 pieces of lasagne & then a coat of the mushroom sauce. Repeat, ending with the mushroom sauce. Sprinkle with the grated cheddar.

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

[Gavmacp]

Get a takeaway!!!!!!!
He He He!!!!!

[rockyracoon]

Fabulous, that's a meat and a veggie lasagne sorted. Thank you Dave and Voddie xx

[tinkerbell23]

Can always count on u voddy!! And i trust your wee nonna!! The italian saus meat will i get in butchers??

Ill look up a bechamel too!!

Gav ur dead lol!!!!!!!!!!!!' xxxxx

[tinkerbell23]

Ps dt hes a salad eater and im a salad dodger LOL xxx

[Gavmacp]

Dear Tinks,
Did you cover food poisoning in your Nurse Training???

[vodkancoke]

I get mine from a deli in Glasgow. You can use pork mince from the butcher and add some spices (chilli if you like it spicy, garlic etc)

[tinkerbell23]

Lmao gav!!! Im sure i did but im not THAT bad ;0> actually im
Pretty good!!!!

Mmmm it sounds lovely- if i was in town id go to a deli- but local i wonder where? I like chilli yeah and garlic mmm
Could eat it now xxx

[pastafreak]

Italian -American Lasagne

Make a meat sauce with half minced beef,and half minced pork,finely chopped onions,2-3 crushed cloves of garlic,2-3 tins of chopped tomatoes,2-3 tablespoons tomato puree,fresh or dried basil and oregano,salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer at least an hour.
You will also need lasagne sheets,2 balls mozzarella-thinly sliced,2 tubs ricotta
cheese,1 egg, seasoning.
If using dried pasta-pre-cook,and allow to cool slightly.
Mix the 2 tubs of ricotta with the beaten egg-season.
Start off with a thin layer of the sauce on the bottom of your baking dish.Then layer lasagne,followed by a thin layer of the ricotta cheese,more sauce,and finally mozzarella. Continue the layers-finishing with mozzarella and a good grating of parmesan. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Let sit for a few minutes before cutting.

[pastafreak]

I wish there was a source down this end of the country for authentic Italian sausages. I used to buy them in Bedford when I lived up there...*sigh*

[vodkancoke]

Pasta, that sounds delish with the ricotta...one to try next time! :)

[Mick-Talbot]

1lb mince , add 19 spoons of marmite, 2 heaped spoonfuls of icing sugar, 2 blended limes. Put it all in the frying pan and brown for 2 hours . Add 2 bottles of Newcastle brown and half a cup of salt then simmer down for a further hour.........that will give you a delicious ragu

The rest is just common sense.





Ps

I will be in the Red Lion. ;0)

[Gavmacp]

Chilli lasagne is another option. Lovely!