LASARNIE~~

This is how one of the foodstalls in brunei spelled lasagna. Funny. An yways, i didn't make this. My girlfriend made this masterpiece on her turn to make dinner. Vegetable lasagna topped with pepproni and tomato. A classic Northern italian dinner in the winter months.

I just made the white sauce and the pepperoni and tomato toppings. Being a student, i suggest Dolmio's ready made tomato sauces. It's equally good and saves you a lot of time. We used vegemince from sainsbury's for the mince, which tasted a bit like bread and chicken. Again, much more convenient and tastes quite nice.

So,
the must-have's:
Red Sauce:
1 kg of vegemince
1 jar of family sized dolmio sauce
pasta sheets, enough to cover the tray.
1 large onion, chopped finely
1 clove of garlic chopped finely
mixed herbs.
2 handfuls of spinach

White sauce:
3 cups of milk
3 Tbsp Plain flour
salt&pepper to taste
dried thyme


Toppings:
1 beef tomato sliced
10 cm of pepperoni sliced
6 spinach leaves
300g mozzarella cheese
500g of mild cheese.

Read the instructions:
1. Heat oil in a pot and fry the garlic and onions until fragrant and caramelised.
2. Add the vegemince and stir fry for a minute
3. Add in the dolmio sauce , bring to a boil and simmer
4. Add salt, sugar and pepper to taste. A chicken stock cube won't hurt either.
Cook for at least 10-15 minutes.

In a separate pan, make the white sauce by heating oil and putting in the flour straight into the pan. No water
Then add in the milk and simmer unti the sauce thickens around 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and thyme.

Next, in a baking tray, spread the red sauce into a single layer and sprinkle the first handful of spinach.
Then, line the pasta sheets until it covers the tray amd press firmly.
Next, the white sauce a handful of mild cheese,sheets. Next, more red sauce, sheets.

Finally red sauce, topped with white sauce and another handful of spinach. The rest of the cheese and top with the pepperoni and tomato.

Pop it in the oven Gas mark 6 for an hour and done!

Never underestimate a slice of lasagna, It is 2 times more filling than the same volume of spaghetti. Quite viscous to swallow so i suggest a another cup of water to the red sauce. The topping looks really colourful and attractive though. Warming and filling nonetheless.