Description
Culinary maestro Gordon Ramsay’s legendary Lasagna elevates classic Italian comfort food with rich, layered flavors and professional technique. Precise ingredients and careful assembly promise a memorable meal that delights your senses and brings restaurant-quality cooking right to your kitchen.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat and Protein:
- 1 pound (450 grams) ground beef
- 1/2 cup (50 grams) parmesan cheese
- 1 cup (100 grams) mozzarella cheese
Pasta and Vegetables:
- 1 package lasagna sheets
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) fresh basil
Liquids, Seasonings, and Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 can (14.5 ounces/400 grams) canned tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) red wine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Warm the oven to a toasty 375°F, preparing for the lasagna’s transformation.
- Gently caramelize minced garlic and diced onions in a fragrant olive oil bath until translucent and aromatic.
- Introduce ground beef to the pan, breaking it into delicate crumbles and browning thoroughly to develop deep, rich flavors.
- Enhance the meat mixture with robust tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, a splash of robust red wine, and season with salt and pepper.
- Allow the sauce to gently simmer and meld together, developing complex flavors for approximately 20 minutes.
- Simultaneously, craft a velvety béchamel sauce by creating a golden roux with melted butter and flour, then gradually whisking in smooth milk until luxuriously thick.
- Select a spacious baking dish and commence layering: spread a foundation of meat sauce, followed by delicate lasagna sheets.
- Drizzle generous portions of creamy béchamel and sprinkle a lavish coating of grated cheese between each layer.
- Repeat the layering process, ensuring the final surface is crowned with an abundant cheese topping.
- Slide the assembled lasagna into the preheated oven, allowing it to bake until the top transforms into a glistening, golden-brown masterpiece.
- Once baked, remove from the oven and permit the lasagna to rest for 10 minutes, enabling the layers to settle and flavors to harmonize.
- Slice and serve this sumptuous Italian classic, revealing its perfectly structured, steaming layers.
Notes
- Enhance meat flavor by selecting high-quality ground beef with a mix of lean and fatty cuts for richer taste.
- Consider adding fresh herbs like basil or oregano to the tomato sauce for deeper Mediterranean complexity.
- Create gluten-free version by using alternative lasagna sheets made from zucchini, eggplant, or specialized gluten-free pasta.
- Achieve perfect texture by allowing lasagna to rest after baking, which helps layers set and makes cutting easier.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg