Recipe

Spicy Pork Lasagne

main meal

Time3 hr
Yield18 portions
Energy420 kcal
Components0
Contents

Ingredients

  • 4single, 20gchilli, red
  • 4single, 5gchilli, green finger
  • 750stock, chicken (ml (prepared/500ml))≈ 1.5 cube stock, chicken
  • 15mloil, olive, regular
  • 2wholeonion≈ 300 g onion
  • 2peranchovy
  • 6clovegarlic
  • 500gmushroom
  • 0.25tspsalt
  • 1500gpork, mince 5%
  • 1tspherb, fennel seeds
  • 0.5tspspice, chilli flakes
  • 150gtomato paste
  • 1.25tspsalt
  • 0.75tspmonosodium glutamate
  • 3tspspice, pepper
  • 100mlalcohol, wine, red (for cooking off)≈ 97.8 g alcohol, wine, red (for cooking off)
  • 1200gchopped tomatoes
  • 125mlcream, double, longlife
  • 20perherb, basil, leaf
  • 125gbutter
  • 125gflour, white
  • 0.125tspsalt
  • 1250mlmilk, skimmed≈ 1250 g milk, skimmed
  • 150gcheese, cheddar
  • 50gcheese, parmesan
  • 100gcheese, parmesan
  • 450gpasta, lasagne sheet, fresh

Instructions

Process

  1. Prep:
    1. Mash the anchovy
    2. Finely chop the chillies and soak them in a bowl with the stock
    3. Dry-roast the fennel seeds and lightly crush
  2. Meat Sauce
    1. Heat the oil over medium
    2. Cook the onion 6-8 minutes until softened
    3. Add the anchovy, stir until dissolved
    4. Add the garlic, cook 1 minute
    5. Add the mushrooms and salt, cook until they release water then begin to brown - 8-10 minutes.
    6. Add the pork, fennel seeds and chilli flakes. Cook 10-12 minutes, mostly untouched, until properly browned.
    7. Add the tomato paste, salt, msg, pepper; cook 2-3 minutes until darkens.
    8. Add the wine, reduce by half - 2-3 minutes.
    9. Add the chopped tomatoes and chilli stock, bring to a simmer. Simmer uncovered on medium-low for 45-60 minutes.
    10. *** SIMMER 45-60 MINUTES ***
    11. Add the cream and basil, simmer 5-10 minutes more.
    12. Remove from heat
    13. *** REST 15 MINUTES ***
  3. Cheese Sauce
    1. Make the roux.
    2. Add the cheeses at the end.
  4. Assembly
    1. As follows:
      1. 1/4 of the meat sauce in the base of the dish
      2. 3 times:
        1. Lasagne layer
        2. 1/4 Sauce
        3. 1/3 cheese sauce
    2. Cover with foil
    3. Bake for 30 minutes at 200C
    4. Remove foil and bake for 20 minutes more.

Nutrition details

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NutritionPer portionBatch total
Calories4207567
Protein30.4547.1
Carbohydrates29.0522.5
Total Sugars9.6172.2
Free Sugars1.018.8
Fat19.7354.2
Saturated Fat10.5189.2
Fibre2.137.2
Alcohol0.23.3
Salt1.527.0
Iron2.3542.3
Calcium2895210
Vitamin B121.9134.4
Omega 336.2652
Magnesium36.7661
Potassium73313200
Caffeine00
Cost£1.54£27.69