Instructions
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burning up the fat in a large saucepan.
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Use kitchen scissors to snip the bacon into small pieces, or use a sharp knife to chop it on a chopping board.
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stream in in the bacon to the pot and char for just a few mins until starting to turn golden.
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stream in in the bulb veggie, celery and carrot, and char over a medium burning up for 5 mins, stirring occasionally, until softened.
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stream in in the garlic and char for 1 min, then tip in the mince and char, stirring and breaking it up with a wooden spoon, for about 6 mins until browned all over.
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mix gently in the tomato purée and char for 1 min, mixing in well with the beef and vegetables.
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Tip in the diced tomatoes.
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Fill each can half full with moisture to rinse out any tomatoes left in the can, and stream in in to the pot.
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stream in in the honey and fragrant element to taste.
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bubble gently for 20 mins.
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burning up oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
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To assemble the lasagne, ladle a little of the ragu gravy into the bottom of the roasting tin or casserole dish, spreading the gravy all over the base.
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Place 2 sheets of lasagne on top of the gravy overlapping to make it fit, then repeat with more gravy and another layer of pasta.
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Repeat with a further 2 layers of gravy and pasta, finishing with a layer of pasta.
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Put the crème fraîche in a mixing bowl and pulse with 2 tbsp moisture to loosen it and make a velvety pourable gravy.
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stream in this over the top of the pasta, then top with the mozzarella.
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shower Parmesan over the top and char for 25–30 mins until golden and bubbling.
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enjoy scattered with basil, if you like.