Difficulty: Medium
Serves: 4
Preparation: 15 mins
Cooking: 1 hour and 30 mins
Serve with a tossed green salad.
INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
2 sticks celery, chopped
450g minced venison
300ml beef or venison stock
150ml red wine
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp sundried tomato paste
470g jar lasagne white sauce
100ml crème fraiche
65g mature Cheddar
cheese, finely grated
9-12 dried lasagne sheets
5 tbsp freshly grated
Parmesan cheese
green salad to serve
DESCRIPTION
Heat the oil in a heavy based pan. Add the onion, carrot and celery. Fry gently for 5 minutes or until beginning to soften. Add the venison, turn up the heat and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, stirring to break up the lumps, until lightly browned.
Add the stock, wine, canned tomatoes, tomato paste. Stir well, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 40 minutes until the meat is tender and the sauce is thickened and reduced. Season.
Mix together the white sauce, crème fraiche and Cheddar cheese.
Preheat the oven to 170C/380F/Gas Mark 5.
Lightly oil an oblong ovenproof dish. Spread about one third of the sauce over the base. Cover with 3-4 lasagne sheets, trying not to overlap them too much. Spread with about one third of the white sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Then add a layer of meat sauce, spreading evenly.
Repeat the layers twice more, finishing with the sauce and Parmesan cheese. Bake for 30-35 minutes until browned and bubbling around the edges.
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