Lasagna Bolognese

500gr of dried lasagna sheets;
300-400 grams of Edam or Gouda cheese (you can mix it or replace it with cheddar and parmesan if you like);
Bolognese sauce: 2 tablespoons of olive oil;
1 large onion;
600gr of minced beef meat;
100ml of milk;
500gr of tomato sauce;
2 tablespoons of tomato puree;
Salt, pepper and oregano to taste;
Béchamel sauce: 200 grams of butter;
1 liter of milk;
½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg;
2 tablespoons of plain flour.

1. Bolognese sauce Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add chopped onion, fry in medium saucepan until golden, add 600gr of minced beef meat and cook approximately 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper, little bit of milk and cook another 5 minutes. After meat is done, add 500gr of tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons of tomato puree and one glass of water. Stir well and cook for about 10 minutes, add dried oregano and leave to rest.

2. Béchamel sauce Heat 200 grams of butter in medium saucepan, and when it’s melted, add 2 tablespoons of plain flour (one by one), whisk constantly. Add pinch of salt and ground nutmeg. Now, start adding milk slowly, whisk it severely and constantly, until you get homogenized mixture (if it gets too dense, add more milk, its ok if it’s more fluid, better fluid then dense). Stir well and leave it aside.

3. Take large rectangular deep dish, first add one kitchen spoon of béchamel sauce, spread it evenly, than snap over lasagna sheets, covering whole bottom of the dish. Then, spread evenly kitchen spoon of béchamel, than Bolognese and cover it with shredded cheese. Cover with another layer of lasagna sheets and repeat the process until you run out of Bolognese sauce. Cover last layer of lasagna sheets with the rest of béchamel and cheese. Cover all up with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven, in 200 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes, then remove foil and bake another 15-20 minutes. Enjoy!

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bon appetit