April 18, 2008 at 10:01 am
· Filed under bay, bechamel, butter, clove, cloves, cook, cooking, cream, easy recipes, european recipes, food, free, free recipes, healthy recipes, italian recipes, low fat recipes, milk, nutmeg, onion, pepper, recipe, recipes, sauce, vegetarian recipes
Ingredients:
300 ml milk
300 ml light cream
55 g butter
40 g all-purpose flour
3 cloves
2 bay leaves
1 onion
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Salt and pepper
Preparing:
Pour the milk into a pan with the bay leaves.
Press cloves into the onion, add to the milk and bring to the boil.
Remove from heat and set aside.
Strain the milk into a pitcher and rinse the pan.
Melt the butter in the pan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
Remove from heat and gradually pour in the milk, stirring constantly.
Cook the sauce for 3 minutes, stirring, then pour in the cream and bring to the boil.
Remove from heat and season with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
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February 8, 2008 at 9:26 am
· Filed under Saint Valentine's food, Saint Valentine's recipes, bechamel, butter, cook, cooking, easy recipes, eggplant, european recipes, food, free, free recipes, garlic, healthy recipes, italian recipes, lasagna, low fat recipes, marjoram, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, parsley, pasta, pepper, recipes, sauce, tomato, vegetarian recipes, zucchini
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups Béchamel Sauce
2 1/2 cups strained tomatoes
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
225 g mozzarella cheese, grated
175 g dried no-precook lasagna
4 zucchinis, sliced
2 eggplants, sliced
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 tbsp marjoram, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
Salt and pepper
Preparing:
Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
Put half the eggplant slices on a greased pan and cook for 8 minutes.
Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels.
Add the remaining eggplant slices and extra oil and cook for 8 minutes.
Fry garlic, zucchinis, parsley and marjoram in melted butter for 5 minutes.
Remove fron the pan and drain on paper towels.
Layer the eggplant, zucchinis, mozzarella, tomatoes and lasagna in a greased heatproof dish.
Season with salt and pepper and finish with another layer.
Pour over the Béchamel Sauce, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bake for 40 minutes.
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