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Soft bite-sized beef lasagne in smooth béchamel; approximately 50 serves. Retains milk and wheat allergens; check pasta and wine labels for other allergens.
Ingredients
- Pasta sheets 2000g
- Beef mince 90% 5000g
- Onions 1200g, peeled and finely processed
- Garlic 150g, crushed
- Carrots 600g, peeled and finely processed
- Celery 600g, thoroughly de-stringed and finely processed
- Bay leaves 10g, enclosed in a removable spice bag
- Cooking red wine 500g
- Crushed tomatoes 3000g, smooth and sieved to remove seeds and skins
- Italian herbs 20g, finely ground
- Continental parsley 1 bunch, stalks removed and leaves finely processed
- Tomato puree 300g
- Full-cream milk 4000g
- Plain flour 250g
- Unsalted butter 250g
- Ground nutmeg 10g
- Salt and finely ground white pepper, to taste
- Water, as needed for cooking pasta and maintaining sauce moisture
- Texture-modifying thickener, if needed, as per manufacturer’s instructions
Final texture
Tender, moist pieces no larger than 1.5 × 1.5 cm, readily squashed with fork pressure, with no thin liquid separating.
Sauce, gravy & liquid
Use thick, smooth béchamel and moist bolognaise to bind the pieces. No watery tomato liquid or thin milk may pool on the plate.
IDDSI Level 6 requirements
- Pieces no larger than 1.5cm × 1.5cm for adults.
- Squashes and changes shape under fork pressure and does not return to shape.
- Moist throughout; no thin liquid separating.
Preparation
Cooking
Texture modification
Serving & plating
IDDSI testing to perform
A side salad or garlic bread may be served with this dish, but no other vegetables are to be served.
IDDSI testing & verification
Level 6 — Soft & Bite-Sized. Saved on this device only until staff logins are added.
