Lasagne al forno

A good lasagne, made well is an absolute classic and guaranteed to please. It's rich so serve it with a clean, crisp rocket salad.

Recipe (serves 4)

Ingredients:

• Meat ragu (see previous post)
• Pack lasagne sheets
• Pint milk
• 2 tbsp butter
• 4 tbsp plain flour
• 50g grated cheddar
• Generous handful grated parmesan
• 1 bay leaf
• Pinch nutmeg

Method:

1. Pre heat the oven to 180c
2. Melt the butter in a non stick pan and add the flour and a little of the milk to form a paste, stirring constantly
3. Add the rest of the milk and the bay leaf  and continue to stir until you have a smooth thick sauce. Let it bubble for a few minutes to cook out the flour (If it's lumpy use a hand blender toblitz the lumps!)
4. Add the nutmeg, some seasoning and the cheddar, stir through to melt the cheese
5. Lightly oil a shallow oven proof dish and line with a layer of lasagne sheets, cover with a layer of ragu, a little of the sauce then repeat until the dish is full.  The top layer should be pasta sheets covered with w generous quantity of the sauce.
6. Sprinkle on the parmesan and bake for approx 40 minutes until golden and bubbling
7. Let it rest for 5 minutes and enjoy with a nice chianti