Lasagne Bolognese - The World's Food

By The World's Food

Yield: 8

Time: 3 hours

The easiest authentic lasagne bolognese you'll ever make! Delicious noodles layered with beef ragu, béchamel and Parmigiano Reggiano

Ingredients

5     ounces pancetta, diced
2     small carrots, diced
2     celery sticks, diced
1/2     onion, diced
1     pound ground beef
1/2     cup dry white wine
15     ounces passata or crushed tomatoes
1     cup beef broth
1/2     cup milk
3     Tablespoons olive oil
1     teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/4     teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
500     mL shelf-stable béchamel sauce (besciamella), made in Italy by Sterilgarda
1     box (500 g) oven-ready flat lasagna sheets, made in Italy by Tuscanini
3     cups grated Parmigiano Reggiano

Preparation

Step 1
Pre-heat a Dutch oven over medium heat

Step 2
Brown pancetta, about 5 minutes, stir with wooden spoon as needed

Step 3
Add 2 Tablespoons olive oil, then add diced carrots, celery and onion

Step 4
Cook until onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes

Step 5
Add ground beef and cook 5 minutes

Step 6
Increase heat to high and add white wine

Step 7
Stir and cook until alcohol evaporates

Step 8
Reduce heat to low and add crushed tomatoes

Step 9
Cover with lid and simmer 1 hour 45 minutes, adding beef broth as needed

Step 10
Add milk and cook an additional 15 minutes 

Step 11
Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside

Step 12
Warm Sterilgarda béchamel sauce in microwave so it spreads more easily, do not overheat

Step 13
Add a few Tablespoons béchamel to the bottom of a 9x13” casserole dish

Step 14
Place four Tuscanini lasagna sheets down, followed by thin layers of Bolognese sauce, béchamel and Parmigiano Reggiano. Repeat. There should be enough ingredients for five lasagna layers

Step 15
Cover the last layer with a generous amount of Parmigiano Reggiano

Step 16
Bake at 380 F for 30 minutes

Step 17
Cool 10 minutes before serving

Note: Inspiration from https://www.recipesfromitaly.com/lasagna-bolognese/

See It Made!