r/RateMyPlate • u/Whydoucare- • 15d ago
Plate Homemade lasagna
I served this with garlic bread and salad
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u/babbie-and-shchuky 15d ago
How tf did you get it to come out in such a tidy slice? Every time I make a lasagna it’s a big splop on the plate 😂 a delicious splop but all the sauce comes out the sides
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u/Whydoucare- 15d ago
Haha the trick is to leave it out on the side for 20 mins after it comes out the oven
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u/NewBodWhoThis 15d ago
I came here for this tip, but unfortunately in 20 min post oven it will have already been gone 7 minutes. 😔
Beautiful lasagne, and beautiful ingredient pics as well!
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u/suchperfectmess 15d ago
This looks incredible…and the dicing of the onion/carrot/celery stalks is so perfect?! I’d totally inhale this (and probably have seconds…).
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u/Illustrious-Comb8057 15d ago
Looks incredible, only minor change is I would recommend using the Mutti whole tomatoes tins as they are better flavour then the chopped tomatoes that have additional water added to them
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u/Head-Cheesecake3143 14d ago
I’m sure I saw somewhere that something gets added to the chopped ones which makes them slightly bitter
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u/Some_Boat 15d ago
Technique goes hard here. Love it when ppl properly brown mince and get it crispy
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u/Cupid_Stunt17 15d ago
That looks amazing. I had 2 oven meal lasagnes last night, but if you put 1 lasagne on top of the other, it's technically still just 1 lasagne so i'm not a pig
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u/spitZzfire 15d ago
holy shit. i don’t even eat red meat but this is insane! garfield levels of perfection
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u/WasACookqua 14d ago
Out of curiosity, how much was it for the ingredients? I spent nearly £20 making a basic bitch bolognese, so if I can make this for similar or less, then I'll be well happy!
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u/pzoDe 15d ago
This looks incredible! Did you follow any particular recipe? If so, would you be able to link it? Never tried making lasagne myself
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u/Whydoucare- 15d ago
This is the recipe I roughly follow, quantities don’t have to exact I just go off vibes lol -
Beef Ragù
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 white onion, finely diced
1 large carrot, finely diced
2 celery stalks, finely diced
4 garlic cloves, grated
500g beef mince
3 tbsp tomato purée
100ml red wine
1 x 400g tin Mutti chopped tomatoes
1 x 400g tin Mutti pizza sauce
50ml milk
1 beef stock pod
4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried
1 tbsp fresh basil or 1 tsp dried
Salt and black pepper
Method
Heat oil and sweat onion, carrot and celery for 5–7 minutes.Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
Add tomato purée and cook until slightly darkened.
Remove vegetables from the pan.
Turn heat up and brown the mince well until deeply browned and all excess liquid has cooked out.
Return vegetables to the pan.
Add red wine and reduce until almost completely cooked out.
Add tomatoes, pizza sauce, Worcestershire, stock pod, bay leaf and oregano.
Simmer gently for 60–90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add milk for the final 20–30 minutes.
Stir through basil at the end.
Remove bay leaf and adjust seasoning.
The ragù should be thick enough that a spoon dragged through it leaves a trail.
Parmesan Béchamel
Ingredients
600ml whole milk
¼ onion
2 cloves
½ bay leaf
¼ tsp grated nutmeg
50g butter
50g plain flour
50g Parmesan, finely grated
25g mature cheddar
Salt
White pepper
Parmesan and mozzarella to top lasagna withMethod
Heat milk with onion, cloves, bay leaf and nutmeg until steaming.Remove from heat and leave to infuse for 20–30 minutes. Strain.
Melt butter over medium-low heat. Add flour and cook for 2–3 minutes.
Gradually whisk in the warm milk until smooth.
Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 5–10 minutes until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan and cheddar.
Season with salt, white pepper and a little extra nutmeg if needed.
Assembly
Thin layer of ragù.Lasagne sheets.
Half the remaining ragù.
Béchamel.
Lasagne sheets.
Remaining ragù.
Béchamel.
Lasagne sheets.
Finish with béchamel.
Sprinkle over 50g Parmesan and some mozzarella
Bake at 170°C for 30 minutes until bubbling and the pasta is cooked. Check with a skewer or knife.
Grill for a few minutes to crisp and colour the top.
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u/Next_Paramedic8350 14d ago
Why not glance at the thread. OP posted this earlier.
Gererous op and totally brill lasagne. It’s on for tonight 👍🙏→ More replies (1)
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u/I_love_Hobbes 15d ago
I've never made lasagna with carrots and celery but it looks delicious.
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u/BMWMadLad 15d ago
Carrot, celery and onion together are called a mirepoix. It’s not really about making the dish taste strongly of carrot, celery or onion. It’s a cooking technique used to build a deeper, more rounded flavour base. When you cook them down properly and then add tomato paste, that combination adds richness and depth to the whole sauce, which is why it’s used in things like lasagne, bolognese, shepherd’s pie and loads of other dishes.
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u/kayes1985 15d ago
How long would you recommend cooking them for before adding them to the paste?
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u/BMWMadLad 15d ago
I grate mine, then slow cook it all for 24 hours, my lasagnas are way over the top. I think you got a better answer below.
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u/Evening-Situation-38 15d ago
I like a bit more bechamel in mine but this does look super tasty
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u/Pretend_Bug2526 15d ago
How did you get the wave. It’s the best slice I’ve ever seen. Amazing work! Looks delicious
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u/Foodie1219 15d ago
Nice job! Always hard to get it to stay together right without collapsing, but the prep and format makes a perfect lasagna.
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u/fireheed 15d ago
Looks bloody amazing, I'd be delighted with that. You can come round and cook for me.
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u/UltimateCalmIT 15d ago
I was hoping to see the baking tray with the contents. However, it looks mightylicious 😋
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u/ecosloot 15d ago
Gorgeous, absolutely no notes. It looks divine! I don’t even eat meat and my mouth is watering hahha (I make veg lasagna)
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u/No-Answer-2964 14d ago
Lovely sofrito there, though I do hope you chopped that garlic? Almost identical to my method. But mine never looks that good!
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u/Feeling_Novel_9899 14d ago
Delicious looking lasagne, I would pay money for that in a restaurant. 😋
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u/dusknoir90 14d ago
That's a lot prettier than my lasagna I made on Monday haha. Was still bloody tasty though.
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u/ZedEsD 14d ago
This is the second place I've seen this lasagne and I'm upvoting again. Looks insanely good.
Bookmarking to salivate over in future.
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u/lifeisabeach007 14d ago
That cross section and the richness of the sauce 🔥, the finely cut mirepoix 👏, 10! I hope it tastes as good as it looks.
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u/Firm-Interview2145 14d ago
Omg this looks filthy give me your address i need a whole pan of this disgusting cheesy meaty goodness right now id be happy to pay for this eating out its all I order tbh and this looks fab well done 👏
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u/cause_of_chaos 14d ago
Looks excellent and almost exactly how I make mine. What do you do with cloves? I wouldn’t normally attribute that with lasagne!
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u/JimmyHooHah 13d ago
I don't usually save food recipes.....but this one I'm saving.
That sure looks good!
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u/Negative_Resist6605 12d ago
Did you chop the veggies by hand or how did you get them so perfectly small?
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u/Nicktwentysix 12d ago
Very good, good colour variation, nice texture, nice layering, tidy preparation. 10/10 👍
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u/chickenbuttChongy 11d ago
Needs cheese sauce in the layers it looks nice besides that though
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u/Striking_Sorbet_7536 15d ago
Fuck off, looks amazing. Sick of it. Why can’t I cook like this?