Lasagna (Italian lasagna) is a traditional Italian dish. It is a stuffed puff pastry baked with sauce. You can buy lasagna sheets or make your own. The filling can be meat, vegetable or mushroom, such as courgette, red pepper and feta cheese.
It is necessary
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- ready-made lasagna sheets;
- 500 ml of ready-made Bechamel sauce;
- 1 medium eggplant;
- 1 medium zucchini;
- 1 can of canned tomatoes;
- 180 ml of red wine;
- 1 onion;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- 2 tbsp olive oil;
- 100 g feta cheese;
- 1, 5 tbsp. grated hard cheese;
- 2 pcs. red bell pepper;
- 2 tbsp chopped basil;
- 4 tablespoons chopped parsley;
- 1 pinch of spices;
- 1 egg;
- For the test:
- 400 g flour;
- salt;
- 5 eggs.
- For the Bechamel sauce:
- 30 g butter;
- 0.5 liters of milk;
- 2 tbsp flour;
- salt
- pepper
- nutmeg to taste.
Instructions
Step 1
Wash and peel vegetables. Remove the stalks and seeds from the peppers. Peel the zucchini and eggplant and remove the seeds. Cut vegetables into cubes.
Step 2
Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Heat a skillet with olive oil. Sauté the onion and garlic for 2 minutes. Then add the chopped vegetables, mix everything and simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 3
Add tomatoes and spices. Pour the wine in a thin stream, stirring the contents of the pan. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
Step 4
Place a pot of water on the fire. When the water boils, add salt and dip each lasagna leaf alternately in the pot for 10-15 minutes. Remove the finished sheets with a slotted spoon and lay them out on a clean towel.
Step 5
Place the feta cheese in a bowl, mash it, add the raw egg and stir. Brush a baking dish with the prepared Béchamel sauce. Place the lasagna sheets in the mold so that they cover the bottom. Pour the sauce over the sheets. Place half of the cheese mixture and half of the stewed vegetables on top of them.
Step 6
Place the rest of the feta cheese on top of the vegetables and cover with the lasagna sheets. Sprinkle the lasagna with grated cheese and pour over the sauce. Cover the dish with foil and place in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for about 45 minutes.
Step 7
When the dish is almost ready, remove the foil and keep the lasagna in the oven for another 5-7 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven, cool slightly and serve. Lasagne can be served with grated parmesan, feta cheese or sheep's cheese.
Step 8
Lasagna sheets can also be made at home. Sift flour on the table in the form of a slide, make a depression in it, put salt, eggs and knead the dough. Place it in a warm place for 20 minutes and then divide the dough into 9 pieces. Roll each piece into thin sheets and boil them.
Step 9
You can also make Bechamel sauce yourself. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add flour and mix thoroughly. There should be no lumps in the mixture. Remove the pot from the stove and pour in the cold milk in a thin stream, stirring all the time.
Step 10
Place the saucepan over low heat and bring the sauce to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook it for another 5 minutes, add salt, pepper, nutmeg to taste. Stir the Béchamel, remove from heat and refrigerate.
