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Makes: 4 Cooking time: 1 Hour
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Bolognaise Sauce:
- 45 ml Clover Mooi River Butter
- 500 g lean minced beef
- 250 g bacon, chopped
- 2 onions, chopped
- 3 celery sticks, sliced
- 1 carrot, peeled and grated
- 30 ml flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 x 65 g cans tomato paste
- 5 ml salt
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste 500 ml chicken or beef stock
- 5 ml dried mixed herbs or 15 ml freshly chopped mixed herbs
Cheese Sauce:


For Bolognaise Sauce:
1. Heat the ghee in a heavy-based saucepan. Add the onion, celery and carrot and sauté until onion is translucent. Remove from pan and set aside. 2. Add the bacon to the same pan and fry until crisp. 3. Add the mince in batches and fry stirring with fork until meat just turns colour. Add the onion and remaining ingredients. 4. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
For Cheese Sauce:
5. Heat butter in a heavy-based saucepan until melted. 6. Add flour and make a thick paste. 7. Add the milk, salt and pepper and stir continually until mixture is smooth and thickened. 8. Remove from heat and add the cream and half the cheese. Mix well. 9. Layer pancakes, mince and cheese sauce in a greased ovenproof dish, ending with cheese sauce. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. 10. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 20 – 25 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted and golden in colour. 11. Serve warm.
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