Home made lasagna

[inamuddle1]

Ok here is the deal... I have mince meat, mushrooms, onion, garlic, and 3 tins of tomatoes, cheese, and lasagna sheets... I have no white sauce or cheese sauce, for some reason it's very difficult to find in Spain... And I would make my own cheese sauce but the cheese is not the same and doesnt thicken up the same as what red lieciester would... any ideas... white sauce is just made with flour and milk...? Am I right? Gracias :)

[237SJ]

Yes, you are right. You just need a white sauce for lasagne. Make a roux and go from there.

[Mick-Talbot]

butter , milk n flour

[Smowball]

I just make a white sauce and then grate whatever cheese i fancy into it.

[flitty]

for a roux its 2ounces of marg and two ounces of flour to a pint of milk. The other way is to boil a pint of milk and thicken with cornflour. An onion studde with cloves will add flavour to the sauce

[NoMercy]

I melt butter in the pan, add flour and stir for a couple of minutes. Add milk slowly stirring vigorously. Then I add Grana Padano.

[woofgang]

if you have no cheese, then add some seasoning, heat the milk with some finely chopped onion in it before adding it to the roux and season with salt and pepper...white sauce unseasoned is inedible

[sherrardk]

I do all in one white sauce (no roux) and then chuck in the cheese. I use 1 1/2 pint of milk (there's lots of us) and 2 oz of butter and 2 oz plain flour. Chuck it all in, bring to the boil (whisking all the time) and then cook out the flour for 2 - 3 minutes and then keep it warm (not boiling) while the cheese melts in to it.

[EcclesCake]

You've had good advice re. the cheese sauce.

My only comment is to make sure you cook your ragu for a couple of hours to allow the flavours to meld and the meat to soften. Long slow cooking makes all the difference with a ragu.

[inamuddle1]

thank you , all good advice here. Im gonna get cooking... hank marvin!!! Bon profit amigos, bon profit ;)

[pastafreak]

As an Italian American,I learned to make lasagne without a white sauce. Never saw it until I moved to the UK.
So-you can make your lasagne with a tomato,or meat sauce-and top with grated cheese. Layer the pasta sheets with ricotta and mozzarella cheeses plus a bit of the sauce.

[EcclesCake]

I prefer your way Pasta but it can make it an expensive dish for some. A roux based cheese sauce is a cheap compromise....if making from scratch...I can't imagine what the supermarkets charge for a comparable sauce!

[Smowball]

Supermarket sauces are sooo expensive!

[EcclesCake]

I thought as much Smow. A good lasagna made from scratch is heavenly, without doubt it is my No1 comfort food. And I now want some.....

[pastafreak]

Sometimes I layer the sheets with grilled peppers-or aubergine, instead of loads of cheese.

[EcclesCake]

Pasta, that sounds like a parmigiana melanzane meets a classic ragu based lasagna al forno.

I'm getting hungrier now, how can I sleep if I'm feeling hungry?

[vodkancoke]

We don't put cheese into the bechamel sauce, we just make a plain white sauce with milk, flour, butter, nutmeg, peppercorns and a bayleaf and we put mozzarella and parmesan inbetween the layers. Please don't use cheddar....that is not allowed! lol ;)