Family meals - Beef Lasagne
Lasagne is one of those great family meals, and because everyone loves it, it is also the standard meal to give to a family when they need a meal when there is sickness or a new baby or the like. However, I have had friends who have been given five nights of lasagne by five different people so it is good to have other options in the repertoire too! This is our standard lasagne recipe adapted from one in the Australian Women's Weekly Minced Meat cookbook. Lasagne Meat sauce 1 tablespoon oil 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 750g minced beef 750 ml bottle of passata 1/4 cup of tomato paste 1/4 cup of dry red wine 1/4 cup of fresh basil Heat pan on a high heat. Add oil, then onion, garlic and mince and stir until well browned. Stir in all other ingredients except basil and bring to boil. Simmer, uncovered until sauce is thick. Take off heat and add basil. Cheese sauce 30 g of butter 2 1/2 tablespoons flour 2 cu...
