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by Published on 17 Apr 2010 06:25 PM
Description: The Italian classic for the New Zealand cook.
Serving Size: 6-8
Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:- 500g dry pasta (*dried* pasta if you really can't be bothered making your own)
- 400g minced NZ Beef
- 100g minced NZ Lamb
- 2T olive oil
- 50g tomato paste
- 3-4 medium tomatoes
- 1t sugar
- 2 large mushrooms
- 1C mixed vegetables
- herbs (thyme/rosemary/bay leaves/whatever)
- 1T butter
- 1T standard flour
- 1C milk
- 1/2C grated tasty cheese
- another 1/2C grated tasty cheese
- salt
- pepper
- Chop the tomatoes into rough chunks.
- Chop the mushrooms.
- Defrost the mixed veges.
- Heat oven to 190 degrees Celsius.
- Meat Sauce:
- Brown the minced beef and lamb in the oil.
- Add the tomatoes and paste.
- Add the sugar. Stir well.
- Add the mushrooms and herbs.
- Simmer gently while you prepare the cheese sauce:
- In a fresh pot, melt the butter until it is bubbling.
- Add the flour and stir well.
- When the flour/butter is foaming, add the milk, continue to stir until thickened.
- Remove from the heat and add the grated cheese. Stir.
- In an oven dish, layer the lasagne as follows: Pasta - Meat Sauce - Cheese Sauce.
- The final layer must be pasta, with the second 1/2C of grated cheese on top.
- Cover the dish and bake at ~190 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes.
- Allowing the Lasagne to cool for 15 minutes before serving will let it set and improve the dish, but it can be eaten right away (if you want to seriously burn your mouth).
- Serve with garlic bread or plain white rolls with butter
by Published on 27 Dec 2009 09:03 AM
Wrap each piece of clean monkfish with bacon, skewer if necessary.
Melt 150g butter in a pan and bring to a foamy sizzle.
Place the monkfish into the pan and turn once the bacon has crisped.
Turn the pan to low/off and put on the lid.
Put the asparagus into the steamer.
Keeping an eye on the monkfish, steam the asparagus until al dente.
Cut the monkfish into medallions and stack in the center of the plate.
Plate the asparagus in a row, with some of the pan butter over it and the fish.by Published on 24 Dec 2009 01:45 PMCategories:
Christy bought me this book after we got the Imperia.
An enticing recipe collection presents favorite classic recipes, regional specialities and contemporary ideas, and there are recipes for every kind of pasta dish.
Amazon.com: The Complete Book of Pasta (9781843095460): Jeni Wright: Books
by Published on 22 Dec 2009 10:43 PMCategories:
Homemade pasta is easy to make with this old-fashioned machine—the same kind used in home kitchens throughout Italy.
Roll the dough into flat sheets for lasagna or ravioli, or cut into fettucine or spaghetti.
An extension plate helps guide the dough. The machine is made of chromed steel with nickel-plated rollers and clamps firmly onto your countertop.
We purchased ours from Milly's in Ponsonby for around $150. It is one of the best investments we have made.
Amazon.com: Imperia iPasta Pasta Factory Gift Box: Home & Garden
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