* ? kg canned plum tomatoes
* 2 cloves garlic, chopped
* 2 shallots, finely chopped
* 75 ml olive oil
* 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
Ingredients For The Lasagna:
* 250 grams cooked turkey mince
* 25 grams butter
* 25 grams flour
* 250 ml milk
* ? teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
* ? heads broccoli, sliced
* 9 lasagne noodles
* 200 grams taleggio cheese
* 20 grams freshly grated parmesan
Directions:
1. Start making the tomato sauce for the lasagna by putting all the ingredients in a large saucepan and cook for an hour over a low flame, till it's nice and thick.
2. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper according to your taste.
3. Keep aside as much as you need for the lasagna. If you have leftover sauce, don't worry. Remember that it can be stored frozen and used later.
4. Preheat the oven to 200? C to bake the lasagna.
5. Stir in the tomato sauce in a bowl with the cooked turkey mince.
6. Heat the butter in a large saucepan and then gently stir in the flour to make a smooth roux.
7. Cook this over a low flame for a few minutes. Carefully add a few tablespoons of the milk and keep whisking to make sure the white sauce for the lasagna has no lumps.
8. Keep stirring in the remaining milk in small amounts, whisking constantly until the sauce is smooth and creamy. Simmer for about 10 minutes and then remove from the heat. Season with the nutmeg, salt and freshly ground black pepper for the perfect flavoured lasagna.
9. Rinse the broccoli well and then stir it into the white sauce.
10. Pour about 100ml of hot water into the bottom of a lasagna baking dish and cover the base with 3 lasagna noodles.
11. Spread a part of the turkey and tomato mixture over the lasagna and then a spread a part of the broccoli and white sauce.
12. Top with a part of the taleggio cheese and then cover with another layer of pasta, repeating the process until all the lasagna ingredients have been used up. Your last layers should be the noodles follows by the taleggio.
13. Sprinkle a layer of the grated parmesan and cover the dish with foil.
14. Place the lasagna dish in the oven and bake for around 30 minutes. Remove the foil and cook for another 15 till the cheese is golden brown and bubbling.
15. Your dish is ready to serve!
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