Lasagne...

Baba Yaga

someone asked for a dedicated Lasagne thread so....

ill start,my girlfriend does the most fantastic Lasagne(shes Italian) not sure of the full ingredients but theres minced beef,minced pork,onions,carrots,celery,tomato sause,red wine,drop of milk,sprinkle of brown sugar.... i think.....,my only job is to stir it for about 3 hours....but oh my baby jesus it is so tasty!!!

truthseekerxz

ah yes you can’t bate a jar of dolmio

Kimbot

Sorry, mine is the best /end thread........

Delicious with chips, garlic bread and coleslaw. A true celebration of carbs.

would you not try putting it in a slow cooker and cook it out that way

cml387

I had one last night . Alright, it was and M&S Best Lasagne Ever but I must say it was very nice.

HeidiHeidi

So good it needed two threads?

Lewis_Benson

A mates brother invited them all round for dinner one Sunday afternoon, and served them up his best Carrols pre packed lasagne.

LambshankRedemption

What you are describing is a ragu or bolognese. There is a lot more work to be done to turn it into a lasagne.

Markcheese

Main thing is loads and loads and loads of bechamel , so layer of meat ,bechamel ,pasta , repeat , repeat, repeat .

A little white wine in the bechamel , light on the cheese .. until you get to the top ,

Under no circumstances should you be able to just cut a slice out when it's cooked , lots of sauce ,

Baba Yaga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494730#Comment_120494730

oh most definitly!!!

(i think i made a bollix of posting this up)

odyssey06

ok, the OP gets a free pass as the GF is Italian, otherwise it'd be getting close to cultural appropriation, especially when M&S are involved.

Shepherd's pie not good enough for you???

* These comments won't age well if thread moved to Food forum

Baba Yaga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494703#Comment_120494703

sacrilige!!! would you believe the Italians have never heard of dolmios?

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494750#Comment_120494750

I think you did too

truthseekerxz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494755#Comment_120494755

I’ve found the food in Italy to be very hit and miss, mostly misses if I’m honest

truthseekerxz

Aldi tomato and herb sauce or dolmio

nice bit of green

spag Bol with grated cheese and bread for dipping is easier.

HeidiHeidi

Neven Maguire's recipe FTW.

Discovered during lockdown, and I'll never go back.

Takes the guts of a full day to make, but I fill the freezer and get months out of it.

Baba Yaga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494763#Comment_120494763

try Sardinia and eat where the locals go...

I do believe I managed to merge the threads.

can someone please confirm 😎

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494749#Comment_120494749

Loads and loads of bechamel?

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Dial Hard

Lasagna = singular. Lasagne = plural.

Dunno why this isn't in the food forum, but anyway. A tablespoon of fennel seeds in with the mince when you're browning it really lifts the entire dish. And anyone who skips the nutmeg in their bechemel should be fired into the sun. That goes double for anyone using jarred sauce.

Stone Deaf 4evr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058293014/lasagne

Its not often I wish something into existence - thanks!

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494931#Comment_120494931

It appears so. I can see the OP post repeated and the rest merged in.

Although it would have been an interesting experiment to see how the threads evolved differently!

Markcheese

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494967#Comment_120494967

Well , yeah ,but I did advise going light on the cheese in the bechamel 🤔..

I'm wishing I'd made more bolognaise last night for the kids - it'd be lasagne for dinner tonight ..

odyssey06

And then the next question - what to drink with it. I expect beer and red wine will have support :)

But I suggest should be an Italian beer or Italian red wine (Chianti, Montepulciano, Nero d'Avola, Primitivo) or perhaps a red in the Italian style brought to Australia from Italy such as a Cabernet-Shiraz.

Baba Yaga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494931#Comment_120494931

yes you did and thank you....

Markcheese

You know how we tend to call "lasagne al forno " lasagna ?

Does any one have a recipe for a lasagna not " al forno "

I think I had it once as a kid in an Italian restauran,t prob 40 years ago ... First time ever having lasagne at all , I remember it was done with lasagna verdi .. gawd it was good ...

Strange what sticks in your head

Baba Yaga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494973#Comment_120494973

theres a food forum?take me to your leader please 😀

yes i think she does that,theres small sprinkles from spices jars for sure! im not 100%sure what all she puts in it,am told was her grannys then her mams recipe...im just the stirrer and pot washer when shes cooking...and theres loads of layers and bechemel and cheese in it too

gameoverdude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494763#Comment_120494763

Crap bread and butter.

Baba Yaga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120494746#Comment_120494746

your user name reminded me...in Sardinia they do a super tasty and so tender lamb shank...