BEEF LASAGNA

WHAT TO COOK DILEMMA.... SORTED!!!, All Thanks to MELANIE KRAMAR from our WATALOTWEGOT FACEBOOK GROUP.  Here she shows us how to make a decadent meal, that is simply comforting. So if you are planning an ITALIAN INSPIRED MEAL SOON, do give this one a try.

LASAGNA
(Melanie Kramar) - Watalotwegot

Ingredients:

Lasagna sheets, soaked in hot water
750 gr lean beef mince
1 onion chopped
3 minced garlic cloves
1 punnet of mushrooms sliced (optional)
1 can Italian tomatoes
1 sachet tomato paste
Red pepper flakes
Black pepper
250 ml beef stock
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp Italian herbs
¼ cup chopped parsley
1 Bay leaf

Filling
2 tubs cottage cheese (1 garlic and herb) (Ricotta cheese can also be used)
2 eggs
Salt and fresh ground black pepper
½ cup parmesan cheese
1/8th tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp chopped parsley
(Mix together with electric hand mixer)

1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese

Method

Heat olive oil, add beef mince and fry till beef changes colour breaking up beef ensuring no clumps. Add, onion, garlic, and mushroom and fry till vegetables are cooked. Add canned tomatoes, tomato paste, stock, salt, pepper, chili flakes, Italian season, thyme, oregano, bay leaf and chopped parsley. Simmer for 2 hours on low heat stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf.

Preheat oven to 180 °C .

Pour a layer of meat sauce at bottom of baking dish. Layer lasagna sheets making sure they don’t overlap. Spread a 1/3 of the cottage cheese filling, Sprinkle some mozzarella over. Spoon meat sauce over. Repeat layers ending with lasagna sheets. Cover with parmesan & mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle some parsley. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes till golden. Enjoy.