Trini Lasagna
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time55 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Course: Pasta
Cuisine: Caribbean, Fusion
Calories:
Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)
- 1 pack of lasagna pasta
- 1 lb minced beef seasoned
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 1/2 lb. cheddar cheese grated
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp. flour all purpose
- 1 cup low fat milk
- 1 dash black pepper
- 2 tbsp. roucou or tomato paste if you're using tomato paste you could use a little more
Boil the lasagne and set aside.
Heat pot over a medium flame. And add the seasoned minced beef. Make sure meat is well done. Add roucou or tomato paste.
Make the White Sauce: (approx 15 mins) Over a low flame, melt the butter, stir in the flour, and add the milk and black pepper. Mix, preferably with a fork to ensure that the flour don't lump together. Continue to boil until the milk gets thick. Remove immediately from the flame.
Put a layer of meat; then cheese then add the lasagna. Add a layer of white sauce and continue in the same manner. On the top layer add some more grated cheese.
On the top layer add some more grated cheese.
Bake for 40 minutes at 250 degrees F. Allow to cool before serving