SPANISH LASAGNA

Sometimes limitations create the most fun dishes. I had peppers to use and mojo rojo and I felt like lasagna, so of course, we made a spanish lasagna!

Serves 6

INGREDIENTS:

Pasta -

• I used a spanish brand for fun - but any will do, i use about 10 sheets

Sauce -

• Red, Yellow and Green Peppers - 1 of each - cubed

• Roasted Pepper Sauce or tomato sauce - about 300 ml

• Paprika - 1 tbsp

• Crushed Chillies - 1tsp

• Mojo Picon - 1 tsp

• Water - to thin if needed ( the pepper sauce can have a hummus like consistency and needs water to create a sauce for this!)

Bechamel-

• Butter - 50 g

• Flour - 60 g

• Milk - 400 ml

• Mojo Rojo - 3 - 4 tbsp

• Salt & Pepper

• Nutmeg - 1/2 tsp

Fillings

• Mozzarella - sliced - 2 balls

• Zucchine - 2 medium

• Basil - 6-8 leaves

• Parmesan + Canarian Goat Cheese to grate on top to your hearts desire.

• EVO oil for drizzling.

METHOD:

1. Chop peppers

2. Heat up large frying pan on medium - hot heat.

3. Add cubed peppers and some salt and char a little.

4. Cook for 7-8 minutes on medium heat, often shuggling.

5. While the peppers cook, in a sauce pan melt the butter. Put heat to medium.

6. Add the flour and stir with a spoon or spatula until a beige ball is formed.

7. Slowly add the milk and stir to ensure no lumps, about 100 ml at the time.

8. Never stop stirring the bechamel or take off heat if necessary.

9. You should look for a creamy consistency that runs off the tip of the spoon nicely, a middle between thick and runny.

10. Add nutmeg and season with salt and pepper and set aside.

11. Add the pepper sauce or tomato sauce to the frying pan with the peppers, add some water if necessary.

12. Cook for a few minutes.

13. Split the bechamel into two jugs.

14. Add the mojo rojo to one, feel free to add more milk to maintain the original consistency.

15. Take everything off the heat and let cool.

16. Slice the courgette and mozzarella and se aside.

17. Now time to assemble!

ASSEMBLING ORDER:

1. A little bechamel to coat tray

2. Sauce with peppers

3. courgette

4. bechamel mojo rojo

5. bechamel normal

6. mozzarella

7. grated parmesan and goat cheese

8. pasta sheet and repeat once more,
   

9. After pasta sheets, then use remaining bechamel and mix then

10. add more mozz and parmesan

11. and cook at 180 for 25 min, then lower heat to 150 for another 20 min.

12. Let rest for 10 min and enjoy!