How I cook Lasagna...mama mia

First of all, let me thank Hasni for tempting me in cooking lasagna. One fine day, her YM status flashing "cooking Lasagna" (I exaggerate the flashing thing of course). And suddenly I became alert (like Garfield). So I buzz Hasni for the recipe (allu Hasni...camne buat lasagna wehh). She gave the instructions, telling that...telling this.... yadayada..... (let me copy and paste)

hasni nn : firstly.. (kalau nak pedas sikit.. tumis cili boh sikit)..
hasni nn: if not... tumis je terus sebiji bawang besar..
hasni nn : then masukkan minced meat (kalau takde.. daging potong kecik2 ).. i agak2 je meat tu.. secukupnye..
hasni nn : then masukkan chopped or sliced carrot...
hasni nn : mushroom and chopped tomatoes (4 to 5 biji)
hasni nn : kalu u tau oregano leaves... masukkan sikit .. if not.. takpe..
hasni nn : then masukkan bolognese sauce (i pernah check kat sini tak halal.. so i substitute ngan napoletana brand leggo's)
hasni nn : masukkan byk mana tu depends on the content of bahan2 (carrot, daging, mushroom etc) tadi tu
hasni nn : masukkan ala2 sama byk ngan content tadi... tapi jgn bagi macam byk sauce sgt
hasni nn : then... gula garamlah...
hasni nn : dah settle... then ready your container
hasni nn : i biasa beli lasagna sheets yg egg based so u kena masak 'bechamel sauce'
hasni nn : 3 ingredients for the sauce : 500ml milk, 25g butter (1 sudu besar) and 25g flour (1 sudu besar) (i biasa agak2 je ni..)
hasni nn : first panaskan the milk until ala2 boiling
hasni nn : in a separate pot, melt the butter and flour ...
hasni nn : then masukkan the milk dalam butter tadi.. make sure kacau coz dia akan berketul2...
hasni nn : alrite.. sume dah ready...
hasni nn : now get the container...
hasni nn : mula2 scoop bechamel sauce tu ala2 cover container tu... then layer with lasagna sheets...
hasni nn : scoop lasagna sauce... taburkan the mozarella/parmesan cheese...
hasni nn : oops before tabur cheese tu scoop lagi bechamel sauce on top....
hasni nn : so basically what u have is..
hasni nn : bechamel sauce --> lasagna sheets--> lasagna sauce -> bechamel sauce --> mozarella cheese (this is kira one layer)
hasni nn: brand : Barilla
hasni nn: kotak dia biruhasni nn: lebih kurang 20mins..
hasni nn: ekek ni ikut kat kotak lasagna tu kata.. hehhehe
hasni nn: tapi biasanye i check je...
hasni nn: janji jgn hangus udah..

When I cooked it last week, I dont actually follow everything that Hasni has told me (ampun Hasni, tuanku tak murka kan...ahaks). I have mixed Hasni recipe together with san remo's (u can find Pak Remo's recipe at the back of the lasagna box) and my 'hantam korono' effort (this is one of my weaknesses, I can never follow any recipe exactly).

Today my beloved sistah asked me for the recipe. My wonderful niece and nephew (Haziq and Mira) love lasagna too (nanti Mak Chu balik Mak Chu masakkan ekkk....).So this is how I cook the Lasagna:

Ingredients:
Meat sauce
Minced meat (agak-agak la banyak mana)
2 brown onions (chopped, depends on how much you use the minced meat)
2 clove of garlic (crushed)
5 tbs of Napoletana (Napoli) sauce (I used Leggo's brand, as what Hasni suggested, kat Mesia ada nie)
1/2 carrot (chopped)
mushroom (sliced)

2 tomato (chopped)
1 cube of knorr chicken stock (mix with 1 cup of water)
salt and pepper
dash of ground oregano (i add more coz i like the smell)

2tbs of oil for cooking

Buchamel sauce (cheese sauce)
2 tbs of butter (soften to room temperature
2 tbs of plain flour
2 cups of milk
a handful of grated mozarella/parmesan cheese (i used both..yummy)

Napoli sauce

dont forget lasagna sheet (I used san remo's)


Method:

Meat sauce

Heat oil, saute onions and garlic. Add in meat. Cook till brown. Add in carrot, cook till soft.

Add in napoli sauce, chicken stock, chopped tomato and sliced mushroom. Season with salt, pepper. Lastly add the ground oregano. Stir till cook and remove from heat.

Buchamel sauce

Melt butter in separate pot, stir in flour. Cook for about 2 minutes on medium heat.

Remove from heat and add in milk. Stir.

Return to heat and keep on stir until thick and smooth. Season with salt n pepper, add in the grated cheese. Keep on stirring until the cheese melts.

Assembly

Preheat oven at 180 deg (fan forced). Pour 1 scoop of meat sauce (soup ladle) on the baking tray, follow with lasagna sheet, than meat sauce again, than buchamel sauce. Repeat this, ending with buchamel sauce. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top. Bake in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until cook (test it by pricking with a fork). Let it stand for 5 minutes.

Wallah....dig in.....

How is the lasagna kak long?

Yummy..... mom

Ok... am off to bed now. Tomorrow we are going to Inala to buy some fish, prawn and vegetables.... It has been almost two months I have not cook fresh seafood, except for canned sardines. For atang, this is not problematic coz he can have chicken everyday, or meat every alternate days....but not for me... I cant stand eating meat for long period. So I need to get seafood supply tomorrow...must .... and...maybe I have time to bake a cheese cake?? (next entry)