Vegetarian Lasagne

Ever curious how lasagne is done? Yup yup, finally i decided to give it a try..

Ingredients

Lasagne sheets

70 g Permesan cheese

Vegetarian Bolognese

Bechamel Sauce

Pre heat oven 200 degrees or gas no. 6

Method

1. Put the sheets of pasta in a bowl and cover them with warm water. Make sure they are submerged. Leave to soak for 5-10 minutes.

2. Remove the lasagne sheets one by one from water and place them onto tea towel. Then turn them over and pat dry on both sides. You may need to do them in batches to finish drying all the lasagne.

3. Start by layering the lasagne sheets on the bottom of the baking dish.

4. Next cover with half of the bolognese.

5. Spoon over some bechamel sauce and finally sprinkle with some parmesan cheese.

6. Now repeat the process: lasagne, followed by the rest of the bolognese then the bechamel sauce and finally the parmesan cheese giving a generous topping.

7. Place the baking dish in the center oven. Cook for 20 minutes .

8. When the parmesan cheese has turned golden brown, remove the lasagne from oven and allow it to sit for 15 minutes before serving.

9. Lasagne is delicious served alone or it can be accompanied by fresh green salad.

How to make Bechamel Sauce

Ingredients

380 ml milk
50 g butter
3 tbsp flour
a pinch of nutmeg

Method

1. Warm the milk in the microwave.

2. Place a sauce pan over medium and add the butter.

3. When it has melted, add in the flour and mix it until smooth.

4. Just before it starts to turn brown, pour in the milk.

5. Using a whisk, stir continuously until the sauce begins to thicken.

6. When thick season with salt and pepper and a pinch of nutmeg. Then gives it a further whisk and remove from heat.

Vegetarian Bolognese

Ingredients

3 ripes big tomatoes - cubes
1 tbsp paprika powder
1 tbsp cumin powder
100 g soya mince (xiao dou li)
salt and pepper
oil

Method

1. Heat and oil pan, stir in the tomato cubes for 1 minute.

2. Add in the paprika and cumin powder, salt and pepper and continue stirring till bubble.

3. Blend in the soya mince and cook till almost dry up.

4. Off fire.

5. Voila vegetarian bolognese is ready.