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Homemade lasagna.

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Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 16:59

Is it one of the best inventions known to man?
Just stood in the kitchen with my lovely meaty, tomatoey sauce in one pan and the cheesy loveliness in the other. One of the best best is getting a spoonful of the mincemeat and topping it with the cheese sauce and just eating it off the spoon, whilst you’re stood over it, cooking it all. It has to be a very tomatoey, cheesy, thick lasagna, also extra nice, if left and eaten later in the evening or the next morning,

Anyway, sorry, just a homemade lasagna appreciation post.

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Differentstarts · 29/05/2024 22:45

My favourite with garlic bread can't beat it

Isitchill · 29/05/2024 22:39

Yes. I always burn my tongue eating the leftover cheese sauce. oh dear, I made too much again.

Boozysoozy1 · 29/05/2024 22:33

Reminds me of the joke “if you think lasagne is better than sex, you’ve never had good sex”, “um, no, maybe you’ve just never had good lasagne”

buffyslayer · 29/05/2024 22:32

Making it next weekend! I've got a Parmesan rind in the freezer for the ragu and I do the béchamel with added Parmesan

www.dontgobaconmyheart.co.uk/best-lasagne-recipe/

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Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 22:31

Yes the sauce is not a quick one, I leave it to simmer for around an hour, my dad does hours and hours for bolognese sauce, my mum gets so angry at him as she has to wait 😂

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Caiti19 · 29/05/2024 22:31

The most delectable lasagne I've ever had was a spinach and ricotta lasagne. I really need to make one soon.

murasaki · 29/05/2024 22:29

The herbs and spices etc in moussaka and lasagna are totally different. Quite aside from the fact that one is lamb and one is beef.....

BoobyDazzler · 29/05/2024 22:28

Panicking23 · 29/05/2024 20:54

I want lasagne now, although I'm slightly horrified at some of these recipes.

A 10 minute beef ragu, not a hope in hell that tastes of anything.

Ragu simmered for at least 4 hours (onion, carrot, celery, garlic, beef and pork mince, rosemary, parsley, oregano, bay leaves, tomato puree, decent beef stock, red wine, and good quality chopped tomatoes, fresh basil in last 10 mins of cooking. Chuck in the rind of some parmesan if you have it.), bechamel, fresh lasagna sheets and a very generous grating of parmesan on top and sprinkled with some fresh basil. Best served the next day after setting overnight in the fridge.

Yup, there’s no way a ragu could be done in ten minutes! Mine takes hours and just gets better and better - I wonder how long you’d have to cook ragu before I started getting worse? It must go inedible/bland/meh/okay/good/awesome/ awesomer 🤣

Our recipes are very similar but I use thinner tomatos and add nutmeg to my béchamel.

GrumpyPanda · 29/05/2024 22:26

Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 17:13

Served with boiled potatoes (controversial perhaps) dripping in melted butter

If you want to pair potatoes, meat sauce and bechamel, may I suggest Moussaka..

Snugglemonkey · 29/05/2024 22:17

I use v different recipes for lasagne, chilli and Moussaka. I do use the sane ragu for bolognese though. It is handy to have a second dinner option after the effort. If making lasagne, I will have at least 3 dinners worth and usually at least one portion of just ragu. If I make it for bolognese, I will have about 6 bags going in the freezer for the future.

QueenOfTheEntireFuckingUniverse · 29/05/2024 22:12

AdaColeman · 29/05/2024 19:45

Make double the quantity of ragu, then a couple of days later, use it to make moussaka, which is another kitchen marathon but so much worth it.
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But but but moussaka and lasagne have completely different meat filling.
The recipes I use for the meat part of lasagne and bolognese are different. As is chilli. So I never understand threads saying you can make ragu and then make different meals.
Bolognese and lasagne are probably meant to be the same though.

dottiedodah · 29/05/2024 22:11

Lots of work though op.the farm shop has frozen home made ones ( jolly farmers wife maybe)! I am unwell at present so going to ger a couple and pop them in freezer. Mmm.probably yours are better though

mathanxiety · 29/05/2024 22:04

Breadcat24 · 29/05/2024 17:43

Had a quick (paranoid)check of my posts after your grammar police

But Lasagne is correct anyway not what you have written- lasagna
If you are going Italian and quite honestly you should with an Italian dish

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The Italians who brought the dish to the New World probably brought their spelling with them...

Snugglemonkey · 29/05/2024 21:58

fieldsofbutterflies · 29/05/2024 18:14

I love how you describe a meal that took you 90 minutes as "not much faff".

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Quick for lasagne though! Mine takes most of a day. I make 2 or 3 though and each feeds us a couple of times, so loads of frozen loveliness and it does a lot of slow simmering. So it doesn't demand a lot of attention. Definitely a faff, but so worth it!

Butchyrestingface · 29/05/2024 21:55

😋 🍴

KTSl1964 · 29/05/2024 21:54

I make the Rachel Allen one - I make the ragu - leave it in the fridge then the following day make the bechamel sauce and cook it. Lovely

Alltheyearround · 29/05/2024 21:50

Home made is awesome.

Also a faff so once in a while - I do a veggie mince traditional and a green one from BBC Good Food with spinach cream cheese and cheddar and hazelnuts.

BettyBlueHat · 29/05/2024 21:47

1ittlegreen · 29/05/2024 18:23

My Nonna by marriage cooks the ragu and the bechemel separately, adds tonnes of nutmeg then mixes both huge pans together before putting scraps of pasta in the dish and drowing it in the creamy, cheesy ragu.

It's a game changer but apparently, lasagne isn't a thing in Italy.

Every time I make my mum's bolognaise I have to pre warn my husband that it's British bolognaise, not Italian 🙄

But yes, there is nothing better than my mum's homemade, veggie lasagne.

I can assure you that lasagne does exist in Italy. It’s called Pasta al forno.

dazzlingdoll · 29/05/2024 21:46

It is lovely home made but does make me laugh this is what makes mumsnetter happy

darksideofthestudio · 29/05/2024 21:43

meeeeeee1234 · 29/05/2024 20:01

I love a home made lasagne...
Can I ask how you layer it as I've seen so many variations within the Italian community?

Meat pasta sauce and repeat! It’s been ingrained in my head since I made my first lasagne when I was 15 😂 always finish with a layer of sauce and cover that with cheese of your choice 😋

CityofRojas · 29/05/2024 21:42

It is a faff, so if I make one lasagne I freeze massive portions of the ragu in separate bags and freeze the same number of portions of the cheese sauce. That way I can defrost the two and assemble whenever we fancy it.

darksideofthestudio · 29/05/2024 21:38

Lasagne is a family favourite, and it’s always homemade - shop bought just isn’t the same! I add smoked streaky bacon to mine, and cottage cheese to the bechamel
sauce. I serve mine with a colourful salad and garlic bread, very occasionally new potatoes smothered in herbs and butter. I am salivating at the thought of it… will make it on Friday!

Ourshoddyhouse · 29/05/2024 21:28

theriseandfallofFranklinSaint · 29/05/2024 17:58

I do love a homemade lasagne (even though it is a faffy meal) but you can't beat a pub lasagne - amazing! 😍

Our old local used to bulk buy Tesco value ones 🤢

Iwishicouldflyhigh · 29/05/2024 21:20

Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 16:59

Is it one of the best inventions known to man?
Just stood in the kitchen with my lovely meaty, tomatoey sauce in one pan and the cheesy loveliness in the other. One of the best best is getting a spoonful of the mincemeat and topping it with the cheese sauce and just eating it off the spoon, whilst you’re stood over it, cooking it all. It has to be a very tomatoey, cheesy, thick lasagna, also extra nice, if left and eaten later in the evening or the next morning,

Anyway, sorry, just a homemade lasagna appreciation post.

I remember when DD had her first taste of lasagne when she was at school. She described it as cottage pie with custard on top…..it took as a while to realise what she meant!!

RishiFinallyDidTheRightThing · 29/05/2024 21:09

I want some right now, despite having had it only three hours ago!

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