Beef, miso and noodle lasagne
serves
6
Warren Mendes makes the ultimate umami lasagne with a few unorthodox (but tasty!) ingredients.
Ingredients (14)
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tbs miso paste
- 2 tbs tomato paste
- 500g beef mince (not lean)
- 400g can whole peeled tomatoes
- 4 x 85g pkts beef flavoured instant noodles
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- Chilli flakes, to serve
Cheat's white sauce
- 500g fresh ricotta
- 150ml milk
- 1 cup grated mozzarella
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Preheat oven to 200C. Grease a 6cm deep, 16cm x 27cm base (2L) baking dish. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and carrot, and cook, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and cook for a further 1 minute or until fragrant. Add the miso paste and tomato paste, stirring for 2 minutes. Add the mince and cook, breaking up any lumps with a wooden spoon, for 5-6 minutes or until it starts to caramelise and liquid has evaporated.
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2.Add two of the noodle seasoning sachets (discard remaining sachets) and tomatoes, breaking up the tomatoes with the wooden spoon. Season with salt flakes and pepper.
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3.For the cheats white sauce, combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season.
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4.Add half of the mince mixture to the prepared baking dish, spreading to cover the base. Carefully break the blocks of noodles in half to make 8 pieces (each block of noodles are made of two sheets). Arrange half of the noodle pieces in a single layer over the mince.
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5.Spread with half of the white sauce. Repeat layering with remaining mince, noodles and white sauce. Scatter over the parmesan and bake for 30 minutes or until noodles are tender.
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6.Heat grill on high. Cook lasagne under grill for 3-5 minutes or until golden. Scatter with chilli flakes to serve.
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