Classic Lasagna

10 servings

120 minutes

Lasagna is one of the greatest dishes of Italian cuisine, with roots that go back centuries. This multilayered masterpiece originated in the Emilia-Romagna region and has become a symbol of home comfort and family traditions. Classic lasagna combines tender sheets of pasta with rich Bolognese meat sauce, velvety béchamel, and aromatic Parmesan. Its flavor is a harmony of tomatoes, spices, juicy meat, and delicate creamy notes. Perfect for a cozy family dinner or festive feast. Baked to a golden crust, it delights the eye and offers true pleasure with every bite.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 422.8
• Proteins: 12.9g
• Fats: 27.9g
• Carbohydrates: 26.6g

Ingredients

• Ground beef: 300 g
• Ham: 150 g
• Carrot: 1 pc
• Celery: 2 pc
• Olive oil: 4 tbsp
• Red dry wine: 1 glass
• Onion: 1 pc
• Garlic: 1 clove
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Milk: 2 glass
• Wheat flour: 2 tbsp
• Tomatoes in their own juice: 400 g
• Ground nutmeg: pinch
• Bay leaf: 1 pc
• Butter: 100 g
• Ready-made dry lasagne sheets: 250 g
• Grated Parmesan cheese: to taste

Cooking steps

1. In a heavy-bottomed pot, heat olive oil for the meat sauce.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive oil: 4 tablespoons

2. Add finely chopped onion and garlic to it. Simmer on low heat until the onion is translucent.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 piece
   • Garlic: 1 clove

3. Add carrot and celery, cut into strips. Increase the heat. Simmer for 5 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carrot: 1 piece
   • Celery: 2 pieces

4. Add the minced meat and ham. Bring the mixture to a light brown color.

   Required ingredients:

   • Ground beef: 300 g
   • Ham: 150 g

5. Pour in the wine. Simmer for 10 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Red dry wine: 1 glass

6. Pour finely chopped tomatoes into the sauce, along with the juice from the can. Simmer everything together on low heat for about 40 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Tomatoes in their own juice: 400 g

7. For béchamel sauce, melt butter in a pan, add flour, and lightly fry until it smells nutty.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 100 g
   • Wheat flour: 2 tablespoons

8. Boil the milk, add a pinch of nutmeg and a bay leaf. Let it steep for 10 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Milk: 2 glasss
   • Ground nutmeg:  pinch
   • Bay leaf: 1 piece

9. Remove the bay leaf and, stirring, pour the milk mixture in a thin stream into the heated pan with flour. Bring the mixture to a boil, but do not boil. Slightly salt. The sauce is ready.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt:  to taste

10. Preparing lasagna. Pour some meat sauce into a high baking dish. Cover with lasagna sheets. Add a layer of meat sauce, then béchamel on top. Sprinkle with parmesan. Again, add lasagna sheets. Continue until the meat sauce is finished. Top with lasagna sheets. Drizzle with the last portion of béchamel and sprinkle with parmesan.

    Required ingredients:

    • Ground beef: 300 g
    • Ready-made dry lasagne sheets: 250 g
    • Grated Parmesan cheese:  to taste

11. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Place the lasagna in the oven and bake for about 40 minutes until a golden crust forms.

    Required ingredients:

    • Ground black pepper:  to taste