Name: Lasagne Bolognese
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 175 g/6 oz cooked spinach, well drained and puréed; 3 eggs; 450 g/1 lb Farina O flour, or strong plain flour; salt; 2 sprigs parsley, chopped; 2 stalks celery, finely chopped; 300 ml/½ pt water; 1 carrot finely chopped; 1 bay leaf; pinch of nutmeg; 90 g/3 oz streaky bacon; olive oil; salt and pepper; 350 g/12 oz lean minced beef; 2 tablespoons flour; 750 ml/1¼ pt milk; 90 g/3 oz freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 1 onion finely chopped; 50 g/1½ oz butter; 150 ml/¼ pt dry white wine; 3 tablespoons tomato purée

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Leaves from The Walnut Tree

By Ann Taruschio and Franco Taruschio

Published 1993

About

Ingredients

Pasta

450 g/1 lb Farina O flour, or strong plain flour
3 eggs

Method

To make the pasta

Pour the flour into a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Lightly beat the eggs and then mix into the flour with the spinach and salt. Work lightly into a rough ball and knead on a floured board for a few minutes until the dough is smooth, shiny and elastic. Wrap in greaseproof paper and leave for 30 minutes to rest. If making by ha