At first glance, lasagne is a difficult dish to prepare. GIAN LUCA DEMARCO refutes this often-heard opinion and shares his recipe with us.
We can confidently say that this recipe is a recipe that anyone can make, and that the vegetarian lasagne will charm even the most hardened meat eaters!
During LA FOOD, the vegetables were cooked on a compact, mobile grill COBB, but you can prepare this dish in any other grill or home kitchen.
Ingredients for 6 servings:
- 1 large aubergine
- 1 large courgette
- 6 lasagne sheets
- 2 sprigs of tomatoes
- 1 bunch (250g) asparagus
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 pinch of nutmeg
- Pea pods (optional)
- Zucchini rings (optional)
- Grated cheese (as desired)
- Parmesan and mozzarella - as desired
- Anchovies (as required)
- Olive oil (as required)
- Salt (to taste)
- Ground black pepper (to taste)
Ingredients for the sauce
- 2 l milk
- 200 g butter
- 200 g wheat flour
Manufacture:
- Slice the aubergine and courgette into thin slices.
- Grill on both sides. If your grill is a COBB, use Griddle plane.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add a clove of garlic. COBB owners will find it most convenient to use COBB deep frying pan
- Once the anchovies are hot, add the sliced tomatoes and olives. Place the pea pods and sliced asparagus in the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
- Set the vegetables aside.
- Prepare the béchamel sauce: melt the butter, add the flour and stir everything together. Add 2 litres of milk and mix well with a whisk.
- Finally, grate in the nutmeg and add salt and pepper.
- Layer the lasagne: pour some of the béchamel sauce over the aubergines and courgettes. Top with the prepared tomato and vegetable sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella, grated cheese and Parmesan. Place the lasagne sheets. The lasagne sheets do not need to be cooked.
- Continue layering and top with zucchini rings. They will add extra flavour and appearance.
- Place the lasagne in an oven preheated to 180C and bake for 35 minutes. If you are grilling, cook on indirect heat using a deflector (for kamado grills).
If you want to watch a more detailed production process and hear more tips, please watch the full programme:
As a reminder LA MAISTAS airs on Sundays at 9:30 pm on TV3. You can see even more exciting dishes in the making and hear interesting and inspiring stories. And those who bake with COBB grillers should pay special attention - after all, some of the dishes will be grilled with this travel-friendly, compact grill.
Recipes from other LA MAISTAS shows, prepared by Gian Luca Demarco:
100 tomato sauce with fresh burrata
Delicious!
