Classic lasagne Bolognese with bechamel sauce

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make lasagna Bolognese with bechamel sauce? First you need to prepare both sauces. Let's start with the Bolognese sauce. To prepare it, gently peel the carrots and onions, chop them and fry in oil in a frying pan until soft.

2. STEP 2

   

   Add the minced meat and fry it for 8 - 10 minutes until it turns from red to brown. During the cooking process, you should periodically stir the dish, breaking up the lumps of minced meat with a spatula to a finer and crumbly structure. I added more celery, but that's up to your taste.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add tomato sauce, a mixture of dry herbs - Italian or basil, salt and pepper to taste, stir and simmer covered for 10-15 minutes.

4. STEP 4

   

   Now you need to prepare the Bechamel sauce. To prepare it, take a thick-bottomed saucepan and melt the butter over medium heat.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add flour and stir quickly.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour in the milk, add salt, pepper, nutmeg, mix thoroughly and simmer over low heat until thickened. It should look like a sauce, not like porridge, so you need to keep an eye on it without leaving the stove. If you get any lumps, you can either strain the sauce or leave it like that - they won’t be noticeable in the finished dish.

7. STEP 7

   

   Grate soft cheese (preferably mozzarella, but you can use any other cheese).

8. STEP 8

   

   Now hard cheese (preferably Parmesan) also needs to be grated.

9. STEP 9

   

   Let's start assembling the lasagna itself. Pour some bechamel sauce into the baking dish and place a layer of lasagna sheets. They may overlap slightly; there is no need to trim them.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place Bolognese sauce on top of the sheets. This is about 1/3 of the total amount of sauce.

11. STEP 11

    

    Sprinkle with grated soft cheese.

12. STEP 12

    

    Top with béchamel sauce.

13. STEP 13

    

    Then again lay out a layer of lasagna sheets, Bolognese sauce, cheese, and Bechamel sauce.

14. STEP 14

    

    And repeat all the layers one more time.

15. STEP 15

    

    On the last layer, sprinkle hard cheese on top. All lasagne sheets should be coated with sauce so they can cook and be soft rather than dry. Place the lasagna in a preheated oven at 180 degrees. oven for 30-40 minutes. Time and temperature are approximate, use your equipment as a guide.

16. STEP 16

    

    Ready-made lasagna is best eaten hot or warm. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Adeline

10.08.2023

4.7

I love lasagna in the classic version. I cook according to the same recipe.

Oma-Shu

10.08.2023

4.7

Great recipe! Many thanks to the author) I prepared it for the first time and it seemed to work)

Accident

10.08.2023

4.5

My first experience making lasagna. Yes, not as beautiful as the author’s, alas. But I’m not a sorceress, I’m just learning. Of course, I overdid it with the sauce, but it didn’t affect the taste at all, believe me! I have never eaten such delicious lasagna before. Maybe because I prepared it myself))