Instructions
1
fiery up the cooking oil in a large saucepan.
2
Use kitchen scissors to snip the bacon into small pieces, or use a sharp knife to chop it on a chopping board.
3
introduce the bacon to the skillet and stew for just a few mins until starting to turn golden.
4
introduce the bulb veggie, celery and carrot, and stew over a medium fiery up for 5 mins, stirring occasionally, until softened.
5
introduce the garlic and stew for 1 min, then tip in the mince and stew, stirring and breaking it up with a wooden spoon, for about 6 mins until browned all over.
6
swirl around in the tomato purée and stew for 1 min, mixing in well with the beef and vegetables.
7
Tip in the diced tomatoes.
8
Fill each can half full with aqua to rinse out any tomatoes left in the can, and introduce to the skillet.
9
introduce the honey and notes to notes.
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fiery up oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
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To assemble the lasagne, ladle a little of the ragu coulis into the bottom of the roasting tin or casserole dish, spreading the coulis all over the base.
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Place 2 sheets of lasagne on top of the coulis overlapping to make it fit, then repeat with more coulis and another layer of pasta.
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Repeat with a further 2 layers of coulis and pasta, finishing with a layer of pasta.
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Put the crème fraîche in a container and toss together with 2 tbsp aqua to loosen it and make a velvety pourable coulis.
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transfer this over the top of the pasta, then top with the mozzarella.
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dust Parmesan over the top and cook thoroughly for 25–30 mins until golden and bubbling.
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offer scattered with basil, if you like.