One of the most loved foods in the world! Ultimate comfort food - made even tastier with fire.
Prep Time1hr
Active Time45mins
Total Time1hr45mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Equipment
Wood Fired Oven
Baking tray
Frying pan
Sauce pan
Materials
1tbspolive oil
500gramspremium mince
2clovescrushed garlic
1wholewhite onion finely diced
2tbsptomato paste
1canchopped tomatoes
2tspsaltseason to taste
1tsppepperseason to taste
1packetlasagna sheets
2cupscheese
Bechamel Sauce
6tbspbutter
6tbspflour
3¾cupsmilk
1tspsaltseason to taste
1tspfreshly ground pepperseason to taste
1pinchground nutmeg
Instructions
Preheat your Wood Fired Oven oven to 200 degrees then let the temperature fall
Heat pan on a medium to high heat then add olive oil
Add mince to pan and cook until browned
Move mince to one side of the pan, add onion - cook until transparent
Add garlic -sauté , then combine mince onion and garlic
Mix in tomato paste and allow to cook out for 2 minutes
Reduce your pan to a low heat and add chopped tomatoes. Simmer for 20 minutes occasionally mixing.
Take off the heat and season to taste.
Bechamel Sauce
Start by melting your butter in a sauce pot
once melted, add flour and start to whisk to combine
cook out this mixture until it starts to bubble
remove from heat, and while whisking slowly add your milk
season with salt, pepper and nutmeg
Lasagna Assembly
Soak lasagna sheets in cold water for 10 minutes to soften
Prepare baking dish by lightly oiling the sides
your first layer will be meat sauce, followed by pasta then bechamel sauce
repeat layering until close to the top
make your final layer pasta, meat sauce then bechamel
top with cheese and place in Wood Fired Oven
Place in the middle of your oven and cook at a falling temperature of 200 degrees for 30 minutes or until pasta is cooked - check by inserting a small knife, if there is no resistance, your pasta is cooked!
Let cool for 10 minutes before serving, then enjoy!