How to Make a Great Lasagne | or is it Lasagna...?

Lasagne is one of the best pasta dishes, and you can’t change my mind. In this video, learn how to make a delicious Lasagne from scratch. Enjoy!
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Ingredients:
- 2 sticks celery, diced
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 1 brown onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 500g pork mince
- 500g beef mince
- 700g tomato passata
- 250ml red wine
- 50ml olive oil, plus extra for frying
- salt, to taste
- 250g baby spinach
- 3 large eggs
- 320g Tipo 00 flour, plus extra for dusting
- 50g butter
- 50g flour
- 600ml milk, plus an extra 100ml
- 1/4 tsp ground fresh nutmeg
- 350g mozzarella, grated
- 100g Parmesan, grated, plus rind
- small bunch basil
Method:
1. To prepare the Sofrito, in a large pan, heat about 50ml of olive oil until hot. Add onions, carrots, and celery with a big pinch of salt, and sauté for 4-5 minutes. Add garlic, stir through, and cook for 1 more minute. Remove the sofrito from the pan and set aside.
2. To cook the meat sauce, place the pan back on the heat and add a little more olive oil. Add pork and beef mince, season with salt, and cook for 3-4 minutes to get some colour on the underside. Break up the meat with a wooden spoon, add red wine, and reduce by at least 80%. Add the sofrito back to the pan with the remaining tomato passata and Parmesan rind. Mix well, bring to a simmer, then lower the heat and cook covered for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
3. To make the spinach pasta, blanch baby spinach in boiling salted water for 20 seconds, then plunge into ice water to stop cooking. Drain well, squeeze out excess water, and blend with eggs until smooth. Pour flour onto a work surface, make a well in the centre, add the spinach mixture and a pinch of salt. Work the mixture into dough, knead until smooth (about 8-10 minutes), and let rest for at least 45 minutes. Roll out dough to about 2mm thick, cut into sheets, blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes, then cool in water. Place onto an oiled tray until ready to layer.
4. For the béchamel sauce, melt butter in a pot over medium heat, stir in flour, and cook for 2 minutes. Gradually add 600ml of cold milk in stages, whisking until smooth. Simmer for 10 minutes, season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
5. To assemble the lasagne, in a 23 x 30 cm oven dish, layer meat sauce, pasta sheets, mozzarella, and Parmesan, repeating until all ingredients are used, finishing with a layer of pasta. Spread remaining passata over the top layer of pasta, cover with foil, and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, discard foil, top with basil leaves, more mozzarella, and Parmesan, then return to the oven for 15 minutes. Finish under the grill until golden brown.
6. Let the lasagne cool slightly for 10-15 minutes, then slice and serve.
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Thank you!

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​@@glucas71 anch'io ci metto la mozzarella e la preferisco di gran lunga alla besciamella

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Loved this recipe. My younger son is vegetarian so I use Quorn mince (soya) and layer it with roasted aubergines, peppers 🫑, courgettes and spinach leaves slightly sautéed with garlic. My kids love it. 😊

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I am so glad i am not the only one who uses pork and beef together. It makes it so much more flavourful.

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Italians actually do that too. That's why in areas with a lot of Italians, stores have mixed mince packs already done with Port and Beef. It's becoming more common these days because a lot of people are eating more pasta too.

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@@Mav_Fdepends which region you are from in Italy. In the north, it is common to use just beef.

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the timing 😆 glad it turned out well!

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Unbelievable Andy! I actually made your lasagne yesterday afternoon following the short video, I would have played it about 10 times over the 4 hours it took, then saw this pop up this morning 😂😂 It was delicious and well worth the effort. I really enjoy your work so thank you.

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Love how you talk about why you like to do things a certain way, like with why you prefer to roll lasagna sheets as one whole piece. It's super interesting to hear your insight and point of view on stuff!!

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While watching this video I felt relaxed and comforted in thinking I too could make this delicious lasagna - because you were calm and relaxed. You were confidently enjoying what you were doing. This is how we learn to love cooking for ourselves and others. Thank you!

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That spinach pasta looked amazing, a brilliant touch. This is definately one to try out and hopefully add to my "Andy made me do it" collection!!!!

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I love how you didn’t edit out your mistakes.., Cooking is a journey and it’s honestly really good to see pros make a silly 😂😂😂

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I made this for the wife and I this weekend and it was a tremendous success! Thanks Andy, awesome channel.

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just made this for the family, they all said it was absolutely fantastic. another stunning recipe, chef!

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Spectacular recipe. Thank you so much.❤

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Salivating ❤❤❤. And I think you have even convinced me to make my own pasta sheets. Thanks so much 🎉

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Always like your videos! Straightforward and you make it easy.

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love it!! I've been looking for a fresh pasta lasagna recipe.. definitely going to try this one!! Thanks Andy

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Another winner of a recipe! Keeping it real for everyone..........

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Splendid recipe! You definitely have taken lasagn* to the next level! This nutritious dish can easily replace Sunday roast. 👍😋

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That looks delicious! Was wondering how to make spinach pasta, thanks for the demonstration. Can almost taste it!

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Looks so so good!

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The spinach pasta is my go-to!! Love seeing it represented here when it's often overlooked

[@rlsleosa]

That was a beautiful lasagne...wanted so much to have a bite. Will need to make it. Thank you.

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not sure which is better, watching you cook after a hard days graft or falling asleep to the soothing music😴

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Omg that’s looks amazingly delicious!

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Lasagna. I think it serves better AND the flavours come out better if you let it rest overnight and reheat. Well done chef, looks delicious 👏🏻

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Dude, that looks so frickin’ tasty! And that pasta rolling was cool.

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Thank you for this, great recipe :)

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One is lasagnA, two are lasagnE, I have to Say you did a very good job with the ragù. Love from Italy 😊😊😊😊

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While my go to lasagna recipe is from The Kitchn, the game changed when I saw Andy make his sofrito. Thank you @AndyCooks Hat tip.

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Oh dear god that’s looks amazing, love how intense the pasta sheets looks. Would happily sit down and eat a plateful of this.

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I really appreciate that, thanks for watching

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Ultimate comfort food. Am salivating.

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Thanks for the recipe in the details

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Just wanted to say, I'm learning a lot from you, and I love your naturalness. Nuka from Whanganui

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Delicious! I always use red wine in my ragu. It adds so much depth to it. I deglaze with it and then rinse my tomato jars with it!

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That looked delish and love the spinach pasta, yum 😊

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I definitely have to make this spinach pasta, thank you!!!

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Looks incredible

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Looks so good 😋

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"the engagement helps" this man is social media professional for sure hahaha! also Andy if you wanna make pasta sauce from scratch more than welcome to come join my family on our farm each year when we do it in in SA. family owns a fruit & veg shop so we do up a lot (this year was about 400kg of tomatoes)

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Love the last comment! We make lasagne at home (using purchased pasta though) and cook it in the morning and then reheat at night. It tastes so much better then straight out of the oven I think i might have a go at making pasta next time after watching this

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Hi Andy, I'm Pablo from Argentina who lives in Switzerland, again. Your Lasagna recipe is very good, I congratulate you; My father was born in Cosenza, Calabria. Greetings and may the success continue (some Argentine recipe)

[@andy_cooks]

Thanks Pablo!

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Thank you very much for your return Andy. Congratulations again on your cooking, your very clear and educating teachings, and congratulations to your entire team and family. I encourage you to cook an Argentine dish, whatever you want, it would make me very happy

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@@pablopatitucci5065 My father was born about an hour away from Cosenza. Calabria is a lovely part of Italy. I visited Argentina about 8 years ago. Had a great time.

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An episode exploring the various types of empanadas across the country would be a really cool watch. from empanadas arabes (sfijas), tucumanas, saltenas.

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I know this dish will taste magnificent and I will try it here at the house. Thanks for this great video

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Love most of your recipes. I'm not as worldly as you are. I will be trying a few recipes out of my wheelhouse or foreign. Dohna from Wisconsin USA

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Another outstanding recipe Andy! I love the math symbols added during editing. Making me hungry, it’s only Monday, though, I’ll have to wait till the weekend. Thanks again for making cooking so much fun! 20:02

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That looks scrumptious 😋

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Never seen someone do single sheets. That’s genius my guy!

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Qué bien!! En español!!! Mil gracias

[@ThyAsianMan]

Thanks for the recipe Andy. I made this, and it was definitely the best lasagna I’ve laid. The basil on top is genius. Bechamel sauce delicious. Noodles really elevated the dish, but it’s definitely the thing I’d cut out next time as it’s a lot of labor for an already laborious dish.

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I really like that rolling technique. I first saw it in your ravioli short and must have watched it six or seven times. Thanks for explaining it. Also your lasagna looks great

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Thanks for watching!

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Nice. Pretty authentic, beside garlic at the start and green color!

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Mate, you can really cook! Great vids to follow, thank you

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I'll make it. Looks great, thanks

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Andy your making me gain courage to make my own lasagna sheets am from Kenya and cheese is quite expensive but am definitely trying these one

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I make mine, almost exactly like yours. That makes me feel good!

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Mm mm mm, looks like perfect. The definition of delicious,In the dictionary will be a picture of Chef Andy's lasagna. 😋😉

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Looks Amazing!!

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I like the way you maximize flavor in ur lasagna ❤❤❤

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Excellent dishes chef. Made it today for a few friends and let's say, I'm still trying to figure out how my dish got out the door. Yummy job!!😊

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WOW! That looks fantastic. I love to make lasagna and can't wait to try this. Been watching you for a while - this is my first comment. Thanks!

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Awesome as usual

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Love it! Franca this is yours!!!!! Love the video Andy!

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So impressive!

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That looks amazing, that béchamel has always worried me, for some reason, but watching, & see how fast it came along, I think I’m gonna try & make it

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I just found this channel by happenstance via the algorithm. What a blessed day it is to witness such a masterfully assembled recipe.

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For a long time my favourite chef was Jamie Oliver. But now it's you Andy! 😊

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I know I’ve had too much Uncle Rodger exposure because this made me clutch my pearls 😂

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@@isagrace4260 No such thing as too much Uncle Roger!

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Not the recipe of my Italian grandmother but close, congrats for the result, worth trying it, keep on with your way of cooking!

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I mix drywall mud and thinset alot so I can roll out some pasta right lol👍 Thanks for the great video🔥

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That's a really beautiful lasagna👌

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I appreciate that, thank you!

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Will try this method. Seems great with some different techniques than i normally make lasagna with

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The pasta was amazing looking.

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Try also adding pinch of cinnamon to ragú. My friend was told to do this, when he was in Milano and it adds nice depth to ragú.

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Yep. We do this also.

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Yes Chef! Thanks Andy and team. Peace and ❤ to you all 🙂😋

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I'm starting the 4th hour for the sauce simmering. At the end of 4 hours, I'll put in the fridge overnight. Planning to build and bake in the AM. let cool and refrigerate for about 4 hours then reheat. I'll let you know how it comes out, but I can tell you now from my tasting of the sauce, EPIC!

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That was a killer demonstration, thanks.

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Looks delicious! 👏🏻❤️