Lasagna

Recipe

a) Meat sauce

• 300 gms grounded beef
• Half a bottle of basic tomato and basil sauce
• 1 onion
• 3 pips garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter

b) Cheese sauce

• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 box whipped cream (about 200ml) and 200ml water OR if using milk, use 400ml considerable amount of cheese, either hard cheddar or mozarella
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

c) Pasta

• 8 pieces (usually lasagna is of standard size). Follow cooking instructions on the box.

To cook meat sauce :Heat oil or butter, stir fry onion and garlic till fragrant. Add meat and leave to simmer. Season with black pepper and salt.

To cook cheese sauce:Heat oil, add flour and mix. When they turn transparent, add 400ml of milk or whipped cream (200ml + 200ml water). Mix well and add cheese.

To assemble:Oil a heat proof caserole. Lay one layer of meat sauce. Cover with some cheese sauce, top with pasta. Alternate the meat, cheese and pasta and make sure top layer is covered with cheese sauce. Sprinkled some parmesan and mozarella on top for that golden effect.

Bake in 180deg. celcius oven for 30 minutes. Once cooked, leave to cool down for about 5 minutes before attempting to cut them. This way, the cheese will harden a bit and less messy when served.