Made a Lasagne
The finished Lasagne It is a while since the last post. Today is lasagne day. The lasagne I make typically consists of several meat sauce layers and 2 or 3 layers of blanched spinach mixed with an egg and some Parmesan cheese. Both types of layers also have more or less Bechamel sauce sprinkled in. So lets get started. This evening I decided to follow a new recipe when making the meat sauce. I finely grated 1 large carrot and I finely diced 1 large onion. I sweated the diced onion for 5 to 8 minutes in some olive oil to get it into a translucent state, but not browned (I used medium heat). Then I added the grated carrot and stirred that mixture for another 3 to 4 minutes. Afterwards I added about a half pound of ground beef and stirred that mixture for about 10 minutes (maybe at medium-high heat). The meat was at this stage no longer pink, but definitely not browned. Then I de-glazed the whole concoction with about 0.25 cup of red wine and cooked the wine completely down. This w...