An Authentic Italian Lasagna Recipe

By Author: rajiv tiwari
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An authentic lasagna recipe is hard to come by. Try out this recipe in your own kitchen and see how simple it is!

Ingredients:

• 800 g of canned tomato puree
• 400 g chicken mince
• 3 chicken sausages
• ½ carrot, chopped finely
• ½ celery stalk, chopped finely
• ½ onion, chopped finely
• 400 ml of water
• 2 tablespoon of oil
• A glass of red wine
• 1 litre milk
• 30gr of butter
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 300 g of mozzarella
• 150 g of grated parmesan
• 9 lasagna noodles

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a pan and add in the veggies for the lasagna. Allow it to cook for a few minutes.

2. Add in the minced chicken and sausages, constantly stirring until brown.

3. Stir in a glass of red wine and let it reduce to give the lasagna flavour.

4. Pour in the tomato puree and the water and mix well. Season with the salt and pepper and let it cook for around 2 hours on a low flame. Make sure the sauce doesn’t ...
... burn and add water if required for the lasagna sauce.

5. Make a roux by melting the butter in a pan with the flour.

6. Transfer the roux to a separate bowl. Pour boiling hot milk on the roux while stirring to make the mixture melt.

7. Pour the milk back into the, add salt and bring it again to a boil again while stirring. Boil for the lasagna recipe till it’s a thick creamy sauce.

8. Remove from the stove and cover tightly so that it doesn’t dry out.

9. Start making the layers for the lasagna before you out it in to bake. Make the first layer by spreading a spoonful of tomato and white sauce right at the bottom.

10. Add a layer of the lasagna noodles on top to cover the sauces. Add another thin layer of the tomato sauce and white sauce, and then sprinkle some of the parmesan on top. Add a little mozzarella cheese as well. Keep layering all the components and repeating the steps for the lasagna. End with a layer of the noodles right on top with some cheese.

11. Cook the lasagna in the oven at 200°C for just under an hour till the cheese is nice and bubbly on top and slightly brown.

12. Your lasagna recipe is ready for everyone to enjoy!

Author Bio:

Rajiv Tiwari is an out and out gourmet whose love of food has made him travel to all top food destinations. In this bouquet of articles Rajiv discusses some quick tips on food recipes, and shows us how you can make people enchanted with lipsmacking food recipes. authentic lasagna recipe, the lasagna flavour, Your lasagna