Family lasagne with a spare tray for the freezer

Name: Family lasagne with a spare tray for the freezer
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1000 g Beef mince; 2 Onions, finely chopped; 300 g Carrots, grated; 1 Garlic, crushed; 1200 g Chopped tomatoes, 3 tins; 60 g Tomato purée; 8 g Mixed herbs; 30 ml Olive oil; 100 g Butter; 100 g Plain flour; 1200 ml Milk; 500 g Lasagne sheets; 200 g Cheddar, grated; 50 g Parmesan, grated; 10 g Salt; 3 g Black pepper

Cook one rich beef lasagne for tonight and one to freeze for a busy week. Both come from the same pan of ragù.

Ingredients

1000 g Beef mince
2 Onions, finely chopped
300 g Carrots, grated
1 Garlic, crushed
1200 g Chopped tomatoes, 3 tins
60 g Tomato purée
8 g Mixed herbs
30 ml Olive oil
100 g Butter
100 g Plain flour
1200 ml Milk
500 g Lasagne sheets
200 g Cheddar, grated
50 g Parmesan, grated
10 g Salt
3 g Black pepper

Method

Soften the onions and carrots in the olive oil in your biggest pan for 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic for 1 minute.
Add the mince and cook until browned, breaking it up with a spoon, about 10 minutes.
Stir in the tomatoes, purée and herbs. Season and simmer gently for 30 minutes, until thick and rich.
Meanwhile make the white sauce. Melt the butter, stir in the flour for 1 minute, then add the milk gradually, stirring, until smooth. Simmer for 5 minutes and stir in half the cheddar.
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Use two large dishes. Layer ragù, pasta sheets and white sauce in each, finishing with white sauce, then the rest of the cheddar and the parmesan.
Leave the dish you are freezing to cool completely. Bake the other for 40 minutes until golden and bubbling, then rest for 10 minutes before cutting.