Beef Lasagne

Ingredients

• 1 kg beef mince
• 250 g lasagne sheets
• 2 × 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp tomato paste
• 1 each onion, carrot and celery, finely diced
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 L milk for white sauce
• 60 g each flour and butter for white sauce
• 300 g cheddar and mozzarella, grated
• to taste oregano, bay, salt and pepper

Method

1. 1

   Brown the mince in batches, then soften the onion, carrot, celery and garlic in the same pot.

2. 2

   Add tomatoes, paste, herbs and a cup of water; simmer 40 minutes until thick.

3. 3

   Make the white sauce: melt butter, stir in flour, whisk in milk gradually and cook until it coats a spoon.

4. 4

   Layer ragù, sheets, white sauce and cheese in a deep dish, finishing with cheese.

5. 5

   Bake at 180 °C for 40 minutes until golden. Rest 10 minutes before cutting.