Name: Braised lamb lasagne
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 270 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 kilogram lamb shoulder; 1 onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 tablespoon tomato paste; 2 400 g cans diced tomatoes; 2 cup water; 1 cup red wine; 1/4 cup basil, chopped, plus extra leaves to serve; 2 teaspoon brown sugar; 500 gram instant lasagne sheets; Ricotta sauce; 500 gram ricotta; 300 gram light sour cream; 3 eggs, beaten; 3/4 cup mozzarella. grated, plus 1/4 cup extra; 3/4 cup parmesan, grated plus 1/4 cup extra

Braised lamb lasagne

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Serves 10

Prep

30M

Cook

Total

4H 30M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 kilogram lamb shoulder

1 onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 tablespoon tomato paste

2 400 g cans diced tomatoes

2 cup water

1 cup red wine

1/4 cup basil, chopped, plus extra leaves to serve

2 teaspoon brown sugar

500 gram instant lasagne sheets

Ricotta sauce

500 gram ricotta

300 gram light sour cream

3 eggs, beaten

3/4 cup mozzarella. grated, plus 1/4 cup extra

3/4 cup parmesan, grated plus 1/4 cup extra

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C.

2.In a large, flameproof casserole dish, heat oil on high. Brown lamb 5-6 minutes, turning on all sides. Remove to a plate.

3.Using same pan, sauté onion and garlic 2-3 minutes, until tender. Stir in paste and cook 1 minute. Return lamb to pan with tomatoes, water, wine, basil and sugar. Bring to a simmer.

4.Cover and bake 3 hours, until meat is falling off the bone.

5.Remove lamb from sauce and skim any fat from surface. When cool enough to handle, shred meat from the bone. Return meat to sauce. Set oven to moderate, 180°C.

6.To make Ricotta Sauce; in a large bowl, whisk ricotta, sour cream, egg and combined cheeses together. Season to taste.

7.Spread 3/4 cup lamb sauce in a shallow, 12-cup casserole dish. Cover with a layer of lasagne sheets, cutting to fit. Top with half remaining lamb sauce and one-third ricotta sauce. Repeat layers, finishing with ricotta sauce.

8.Sprinkle with extra combined cheeses. Bake 45-50 minutes, until bubbling and golden. Scatter extra basil over and slice to serve.

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