The dish that we make around the Campfire that causes the most conversation due to the unconventional approach to making this family favourite. It was first made by our Camp Maatjie Merlin "Cupcake" van Zyl and since then we have adopted it as our own.
Making a traditional Lasagna on camp wouldn't be that much more difficult, however this ones show stopper nature and ease of assembly makes it a winner. In all honesty the hardest part of this recipe is the White Cheese Sauce. Sometimes we will make the sauce ahead of the camp, the night before we leave etc. and store it in a Zip Lock bag in the Fridge / Freezer, while other times we will make it on Camp, either on the gas burner or the fire if we feeling confident.
Ingredients :
Ragou :
1kg Beef Mince
1x Tin Peeled & Chopped Tomatoes
1 Pkt Tomato Paste
1x Onion
2 Tbsp Sugar
2 Tsp Crushed Garlic
Salt & Pepper
Cheesy White Sauce :
2 Cups Flour
250g Butter
1.5L Full Cream Milk
4 Cups Grated Cheese
1 Pkt of Lasagne Sheets
Instructions:
In a Flat Bottom Potjie (Size 12) melt your butter, fry the onions until soft and translucent
Add in the garlic and fry for minute
Add in the Mince and Paste until all the liquid has disappeared and the meat is brown.
Add the Tomatoes, Tomato Paste and Sugar, simmer for 30 min, season with Salt and Pepper
In a separate pot, melt the butter slowly over medium heat
Once melted stir in the flour and cook on a low heat for 2-3 minutes
Slowly stir in the milk to avoid any lumps and add in 2 cups of the cheese.
Add Lasagna sheets vertically in the ragou mixture, keep an even distance between sheets
Top with the White Sauce mixture and top with the last 2 cups of Cheese
Close the lid and cook slowly for 1 hour with a few coals on the lid and a few below the pot
This recipe is easily adapted to your own Lasagna recipe for the ragou or sauce etc We normally make a double portion of this recipe as you do need a lot of ragou to fill a number 12 pot and get the lasagna sheets to stand upright and cook in the ragou.
As an interesting alternative, our friends made the same basic idea this weekend, but instead of Lasagna sheets, they used Cannelloni's and it came out just as well, so there is another alternative to this versatile family favourite recipe
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