Vs Lasagna Wcreme Fraiche Food

THE ULTIMATE LASAGNE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
• For the ragu, heat the olive oil in a frying pan over a low heat and fry the celery, carrots and onion for approximately 15 minutes, until softened and golden. Add the garlic and rosemary and fry for two more minutes.
• Add the beef and pork mince and cook until the liquid from the meat has been absorbed.
• Pour in approximately 400ml/14fl oz of red wine and stir well. Cook for approximately 45 minutes.
• Once the wine has evaporated, add the tomatoes and stock. Leave the mixture uncovered to cook slowly for two hours. Top up with more warm stock if necessary. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• To make the bechamel sauce, place the milk in a large non-stick saucepan, add the bay leaves, onion and nutmeg and gently bring to the boil.
• In a separate saucepan melt the butter and add the flour. Beat well and cook for two minutes. Remove the milk from the heat and add a little to the flour mixture. Combine well, and when all the milk has been absorbed, add a little more. Continue to do this until all the milk has been added, whisking continually.
• For the lasagne, blanch the pasta in salted boiling water for three minutes. Spoon a third of the bechamel sauce into the bottom of a lasagne dish in a layer, then place some of the pasta strips over the top. Follow this with some of the mozzarella and parmesan, and sprinkle over freshly ground black pepper. Follow with a layer of ragu. Repeat this step twice until all the ingredients have been used up. Dot knobs of butter over the surface and cook in the oven for 30 minutes, or until golden-brown on top and completely cooked through.

EASY CLASSIC LASAGNE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Use kitchen scissors to snip the bacon into small pieces, or use a sharp knife to chop it on a chopping board. Add the bacon to the pan and cook for just a few mins until starting to turn golden. Add the onion, celery and carrot, and cook over a medium heat for 5 mins, stirring occasionally, until softened.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 min, then tip in the mince and cook, stirring and breaking it up with a wooden spoon, for about 6 mins until browned all over.
• Stir in the tomato purée and cook for 1 min, mixing in well with the beef and vegetables. Tip in the chopped tomatoes. Fill each can half full with water to rinse out any tomatoes left in the can, and add to the pan. Add the honey and season to taste. Simmer for 20 mins.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. To assemble the lasagne, ladle a little of the ragu sauce into the bottom of the roasting tin or casserole dish, spreading the sauce all over the base. Place 2 sheets of lasagne on top of the sauce overlapping to make it fit, then repeat with more sauce and another layer of pasta. Repeat with a further 2 layers of sauce and pasta, finishing with a layer of pasta.
• Put the crème fraîche in a bowl and mix with 2 tbsp water to loosen it and make a smooth pourable sauce. Pour this over the top of the pasta, then top with the mozzarella. Sprinkle Parmesan over the top and bake for 25-30 mins until golden and bubbling. Serve scattered with basil, if you like.

PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• BROWN meat in large saucepan. Stir in spaghetti sauce; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. In a separate bowl, mix egg, cream cheese, sour cream, and parmesan together.
• LIGHTLY coat bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish with spaghetti sauce mixture. Top with layers of 3 noodles, 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture, then with 1/3 spaghetti sauce mixture, then 1/3 pkg. mozzarella and 1/3 pkg. cheddar. Repeat for 3 layers. Cover.
• BAKE 30 min. or until heated through. Uncover. Bake, uncovered, 15 min. or until cheese is golden. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

V'S LASAGNA W/CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• NIGHT BEFORE:.
• Measure 2 cups heavy cream and place in medium bowl. To this add 4 tablespoons buttermilk or sour cream and stir to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and leave on your kitchen counter over night and don't bother with it. TRUST ME.
• NEXT DAY.
• Place your oven rack in center and line with aluminum foil, turning up the sides (this will catch any juices that spill over and will not cause the fire department to come to your house) Unless you're single and they're good looking then go for it!) BUT SAVE THE LASAGNA FIRST!
• This is the order you need to prep and you should have this done within 45 minutes to 1 hour. This doesn't include baking just prep and assembly. Now if you're good you have your water boiling, your sauce warming and your meat and veggies all going at the same time and your cheese already mixed. Now your not running around in circles in the kitchen trying to find ingredients. So while this is going you could clean up abit. :).
• NOODLES.
• Add a little oil and about 1 teaspoon salt to pot of water on stove and bring to boil. Once boiled add your noodles and boil just til aldente (not mush - it will finish baking in oven. Noodles should have just enough of a bite when tested) Transfer noodles to strainer and run some cold water over it. If they stick together slightly during assembly run alittle water and give the strainer a shake.
• While waiting for water to boil do the following:.
• SAUCE.
• Place your tomatoe sauce in a sauce pan and place on stove top on low (just enough) to warm and stir occasionally. (I stir it whenever I stir my other two pans.)
• VEGETABLES.
• Add 2 tablspoons oil to saute pan and heat. Chop your onion, peppers, garlic and add to pan (careful oil will be hot) then turn down to medium. Saute vegetable until slightly soft but not mushy and add your crushed tomatoes and turn burner down to medium low and allow to cook down some of the liquid (should be slightly thick not soupy). When done add salt to taste. (just don't salt too much - remember your seasoning all the ingredients individually) Set aside.
• MEAT.
• In a large bowl thoroughly combine your ground meats. Place a large enough saute pan to fit your meat on stove top and warm it up. Saute your meat until brown. When done season with garlic powder, pepper and little salt. Set aside.
• Cheese.
• In large bowl add ricotta stir to cream and then add eggs and mix well to combine. Add basil, oregano, parsley and 2 tablespoons of the parmesan cheese. Mix well to combine. Add salt to taste. Set aside.
• ASSEMBLY.
• Bring your ingredients in one place where you will assemble your meal. Everything sould be within your reach.
• Place a ladle of sauce on bottom of pan and swirl to coat. Make one layer of noodles slightly overlapping, scoop 3-4 large spoons (the one's you keep in the same drawer as your ladles NOT your soup spoons) onto the noodles add some sauce and spread (doesn't have to be perfect because it will spread and melt during baking. Next is some meat and then some vegetables tossed evenly (or there abouts). After this give a good 2 pinches of parmesan cheese and spread a thin layer of mozzarella. Place another layer of noodles and continue in this process until you've used all the meat and vegetalbes and ricotta.
• After each layer, with your hands, just press down slightly to flatten so that it all lays flat and uniform.
• You should have some sauce and mozarella and parmesan left. Your top layer should be noodles. Add just abit of sauce not too much just dot it.
• Now take your creme fraiche and spread it on top of your noodles and add some mozzarella and parmesan.
• Cover with aluminum foil and place on your rack covered in aluminum foil. Bake for 1 hour and then remove foil and brown top until just golden. Let sit for 15 minutes and then cut and enjoy.
• Have a gentle hand with the salt especially. Again, remember you're seasoning all your ingredients individually. I like doing this because I've found that seasoning like this gives every bite and fantastic flavor. But as always, SEASON TO YOUR TASTE NOT AN OTHERS.
• Hope you like it!

THE FOOD LAB'S CREAMED SPINACH RECIPE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add spinach in 4 batches, turning each batch with tongs or a rubber spatula and allowing it to wilt before adding the next.
• Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until no dry flour remains. Slowly stir in heavy cream and milk. Bring to a simmer, stirring, then reduce the heat to the lowest possible setting and cook, stirring occasionally, until the spinach is completely softened and the sauce has thickened, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Stir in nutmeg and crème fraîche and season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
• If desired, preheat the broiler to high. Transfer creamed spinach to a 1-quart oval or round casserole dish and top it with the cheese. Broil until spinach is bubbly and cheese has formed a well-browned crust, about 2 minutes. Serve.

NO WHITE-SAUCE LASAGNA/LASAGNE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
• Add the chopped shallots and crushed garlic, heat until the shallot is soft.
• Add the minced meat, stir thoroughly.
• Add the milk to the meat, cook the meat until it is brown all over.
• Add all the tomatoes and sugar, stir well.
• Add the herbs.
• Add some of the red wine and worcestershire sauce, stir.
• Add the mushrooms (if using), stir.
• Simmer on a low heat and let the liquid reduce.
• When the liquid has reduced add more worcestershire sauce and red wine. Simmer.
• Repeat this stirring, adding liquid, simmering and reduction process for at least two hours. The meat should end up very glossy and gloopy. It almost looks like it is one large blob rather than minced meat.
• Meanwhile, mix the grated parmesan and pepper into the creme fraiche, leave aside.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• When the meat is ready add a thin layer to cover the bottom of an ovenproof dish. Add lasagne sheets, then a thicker layer of meat. Repeat - I always end up with three layers of lasagne sheets.
• On the final layer of lasgne sheets spread the creme fraiche mixture.
• Cover the creme fraiche mixture with the grated cheddar.
• Bake in the oven until golden (30-45 minutes).

THE BEST SPINACH LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• For the Spinach: Heat olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until melted. Add shallots and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, until softened and fragrant, about 1 minute. Add a few large handfuls of spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted. Continue adding spinach a handful at a time until it is all in the pot. Cook, stirring frequently, until spinach expels its moisture and most of that moisture evaporates, leaving a dry bottom as you stir. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer spinach to a fine mesh strainer set over the sink and press out excess moisture with a rubber spatula. Let spinach continue to drain as you prepare the ricotta mixture.
• For the Ricotta: Transfer half of the ricotta, both eggs, the Parmesan, and the nutmeg to the bowl of a food processor. Season with salt and pepper. Process until completely smooth, about 1 minute.
• Transfer mixture to a large bowl but do not wipe out food processor. Transfer spinach to food processor and pulse until finely chopped, 10 to 12 short pulses. Add spinach and remaining ricotta to the ricotta mixture and fold gently to combine.
• For the White Sauce: Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until melted. Add flour and increase heat to medium high. Cook, stirring butter and flour with a whisk until paled golden blond, about 1 minute. Whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in milk. Continue to cook, whisking frequently, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Remove from heat and add 3/4 of mozzarella and Comté, Gruyère, or Emmenthale cheese. Whisk until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To Assemble: Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta sheets a few at a time and cook until barely tender, about 45 seconds. Transfer to a fine mesh strainer and run under cool water until well chilled. Transfer to a clean kitchen towel in a single layer. Continue until all pasta is par-cooked and dried.
• Drizzle a small amount of white sauce over the bottom of a lasagna pan or large casserole. Add a layer of noodles. Top with 1/12th of spinach mixture and 1/12th of remaining white sauce. Continue layering pasta, spinach, and white sauce until you lay down the top sheet of pasta.
• Spread remaining spinach mixture evenly over the top. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Comté or Emmentaler cheese and drizzle with remaining white sauce. Spread into an even layer with a rubber spatula.
• Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until bubble and lightly browned, about 20 minutes longer. Let rest at room temperature for 5 to 10 minutes, then slice and serve.