Lasagna with Meat Sauce

Surprise your loved ones — bring a little piece of Italy home. So good :)

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 26 % 8 g
Fats 32 % 10 g
Carbohydrates 42 % 13 g
175 kcal
GI: 23 / 69 / 8

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Make the béchamel sauce. Melt the butter and cook the flour in it, then pour in the milk and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Season with salt and add the nutmeg. Set it aside.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Brown the ground meat in vegetable oil for about 7 minutes, then transfer it to a pot.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Purée the vegetables in a blender and sauté them, then add the thyme and tomato paste and keep cooking for 5 minutes. (You can also chop the vegetables finely by hand.)

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Add the sautéed vegetables to the meat, stir in the chopped tomatoes, pour in about 2/3 cup (150 ml) water, and let it simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, add the chopped pork belly, cook a couple more minutes, and turn off the heat.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Ladle some sauce onto your prepared baking dish and spread it evenly across the bottom.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Step 1: Lay down the first layer of lasagna noodles. Step 2: Spread half of the meat sauce over them. Step 3: Pour one-third of the béchamel on top. Step 4: Sprinkle with one-third of the semi-hard cheese.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Repeat the same steps 1, 2, 3, and 4 one more time.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Add the final layer of lasagna noodles, pour over the remaining sauce, and spread it well across the whole surface so no dry spots are left. Sprinkle with the rest of the semi-hard cheese and the Parmesan.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Bake in an oven preheated to 350°F (180°C) for 40 minutes.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    It's best to slice the lasagna once it has cooled a bit. Serve with any tomato sauce. Thanks for reading and watching my recipe. Bye everyone, and enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Celery - 12  kcal/100g
  • Celery root - 32  kcal/100g
  • Thyme - 101  kcal/100g
  • Dried thyme - 276  kcal/100g
  • Thyme - 276  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Salted peasant butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Clarified butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Mixed ground meat - 351  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Ground hot pepper - 21  kcal/100g
  • Parmesan cheese 45% fat content - 389  kcal/100g
  • Lasagna noodles - 337  kcal/100g
  • Hot tomato sauce - 99  kcal/100g
  • Nutmeg - 556  kcal/100g
  • Pork belly - 155  kcal/100g

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