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French Lasagna

This French version of Lasagna with Béchamel or Lasagna Ala Ragout with Béchamel Sauce is from Italy's delicious cuisine to your table.
Course Main Course
Cuisine French
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 860kcal
Cost $25

Equipment

  • Stock pot
  • 2 sauce pans
  • 1 11 X 7 baking dish
  • 1 Oven
  • 1 stovetop

Ingredients

  • 1 Lasagna package Whichever your favorite brand is. A total of 9 pieces

Ragout

  • 1 small onion
  • 1 Carrot
  • 1 Celery stalk
  • ½ lbs Bacon
  • 3 tablespoon Butter
  • 2 lbs Ground beef
  • 3 oz Red wine
  • 2 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 2 cups Puree Tomatoes
  • salt and pepper to taste

Bechamel Sauce

  • 5 tablespoon butter
  • cups Flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • ½ small onion
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 8 oz grated Parmesan preferably block cheese that you grate yourself
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Ragout

  • Ciseler the onion and cut the celery and carrot brunoise style. In a stock pot, saute the onions, carrots, and celery in olive oil. Add beef bacon and continue to cook. Add butter and ground beef.
    When the beef loses its rawness, add red wine and reduce the heat to medium low.
    Add puree tomato, add salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and let simmer for 1 hour on low heat. After cooking it for an hour let it rest for a few minutes.
    Steps 1-5 - French lasagna
  • Add puree tomato, add salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and let simmer for 1 hour on low heat. After cooking it for an hour let it rest for a few minutes.
    lasagna steps 6-9

Bechamel

  • Cesiler the onion. Begin by infusing the milk with the onion in the saucepan and set aside (DO NOT boil the milk).
    To make the white roux, melt the butter and slowly add the flour (Do Not brown).
    steps 10 to make lasagna with béchamel
  • Then slowly add the infused milk while continuously stirring during the entire process. After thickening, remove it from the heat and season with salt and pepper as desired.
    pouring cheese on lasagna

Lasagna

  • In a baking dish, spread evenly the bechamel sauce than add the lasagna pasta. Add the ragout (still hot) than spread with parmesan cheese.
    Repeat the process until filling the baking dish.
    lasagna in baking dish
  • At 350 degrees in the middle part of the oven, baked for an hour until top is lightly browned. Remove and cover with aluminum foil for 15 minutes before serving.
    cut out piece of lasagna

Notes

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Calories are estimated per serving. 
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Nutrition

Serving: 8Servings | Calories: 860kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 933mg | Potassium: 387mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 195IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 28mg