Who doesn’t love a good ole Lasagna especially when it’s cheesy and you get to have it as part of your Sunday lunch? This recipe is simply easy with a Grenadian twist to it. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 pack lasagna pasta
- 2 lbs minced beef
- 1 396 grams or 14 oz ragu sauce
- 1/2 bottle (375ml) tomato paste
- 2 medium sized onions chopped
- 5 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 large bell pepper, chopped
- 4 pimento peppers, chopped
- salt to taste
- fresh basil chopped (i went based on my taste)
- 4 chado beni chopped
- 1 twig of fresh thyme
- 1 or mor cup of water or wine (add liquid as needed)
- 1 teaspoon pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon cayenne or black pepper
- a pinch of sugar for balancing all the flavours
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 2 tablespoons oil for sautéing seasonings
For the sour cream sauce
- 1 or more cup of gouda or any cheese of cheese grated
- 1 cup mexican 4 cheese blend
- 2 8 ounces sour cream
- basil chopped ( i added based on my preference)
Instructions
- preheat oven to 300 degrees f
- in a large skillet on medium low heat add oil and heat up. next add in seasonings and satuee until translucent. add in minced meat, and cook until it turns to a greyish colour. if there is excess water drain it out or keep it. add in salt, pepper and mix well.
- next add tomato paste and ragu sauce. mix well.
- add a bit of water or wine and mix well.
- allow to simmer on low heat for roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes
For the Sauce
- while meat is cooking, make the sauce by add, the eggs, fresh basil and sour cream in a large bowl. mix until well combined. add in cheeses and mix again. set aside until ready for use.
- once the meat is almost cooking (about 3/4 finished) go head and cook the pasta al dente (5 minutes). drain and set aside.
- once the meat is finished, start assembling the pasta using a baking dish.
- add a small amount of the meat mixture to the bottom.
- and add some of the pasta, add white sauce and some of the meat mixture. keep adding in the order mentioned, ending with the white sauce on top and some cheese to top it off
- bake for 45- 50 minutes
- once baked allow to cool before cutting into. enjoy!
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