Ingredients
16 lasagna sheets
For bechamel sauce
3 Tablespoons butter
3 Tablespoons flour
4 cups milk
salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper, ground
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Bolognese sauce
3 Tablespoons oil
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and grated
1 celery stick, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1/2 kg minced beef
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
3 cups fresh tomato juice
1 tablespoon tomato paste
For stuffing and topping
3 Tablespoons ricotta cheese
3 Tablespoons grated mozzarella cheese
For bechamel sauce
3 Tablespoons butter
3 Tablespoons flour
4 cups milk
salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper, ground
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Bolognese sauce
3 Tablespoons oil
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and grated
1 celery stick, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1/2 kg minced beef
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
3 cups fresh tomato juice
1 tablespoon tomato paste
For stuffing and topping
3 Tablespoons ricotta cheese
3 Tablespoons grated mozzarella cheese
Method
- Boil lasagna sheets until al dente; drain and cool under cold water.
For bechamel sauce
- Melt butter in saucepan over a medium heat.
- Add flour and stir until combined for about two minutes.
- Add milk gradually while whisking until mixture become thick.
- Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg, set aside.
For Bolognese sauce:
- Heat oil saucepan over a medium high heat.
- Add onion till translucent, add carrots, celery, and thyme.
- Add meat and stir, season with salt, pepper and sugar.
- Leave mixture on a low heat for about 5-7 minutes.
- Add tomato juice and paste cover the saucepan (half way), leave for about 7-10 minutes.
- Set aside and let cool.
- Preheat oven to 180 Celsius.
For lasagna
- Spread some Bolognese sauce in the bottom of the baking dish.
- Mix remaining Bolognese sauce with ricotta cheese in a bowl, set aside.
- Arrange lasagna sheet side by side to cover the sauce in the baking dish.
- Cover lasagna sheet with meat mixture, cheese, then another layer of pasta.
- Distribute meat mixture, cheese, and then third layer in the tray.
- Pour bechamel sauce on top till it?s all covered.
- Distribute cheese on bechamel evenly; bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow lasagna to cool before serving.
For bechamel sauce
- Melt butter in saucepan over a medium heat.
- Add flour and stir until combined for about two minutes.
- Add milk gradually while whisking until mixture become thick.
- Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg, set aside.
For Bolognese sauce:
- Heat oil saucepan over a medium high heat.
- Add onion till translucent, add carrots, celery, and thyme.
- Add meat and stir, season with salt, pepper and sugar.
- Leave mixture on a low heat for about 5-7 minutes.
- Add tomato juice and paste cover the saucepan (half way), leave for about 7-10 minutes.
- Set aside and let cool.
- Preheat oven to 180 Celsius.
For lasagna
- Spread some Bolognese sauce in the bottom of the baking dish.
- Mix remaining Bolognese sauce with ricotta cheese in a bowl, set aside.
- Arrange lasagna sheet side by side to cover the sauce in the baking dish.
- Cover lasagna sheet with meat mixture, cheese, then another layer of pasta.
- Distribute meat mixture, cheese, and then third layer in the tray.
- Pour bechamel sauce on top till it?s all covered.
- Distribute cheese on bechamel evenly; bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow lasagna to cool before serving.

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