VIDEO: Pre-cook lasagne sheets?

Lasagne sheets - pre-cooking is usually unnecessary

Many chefs do not agree on whether you should pre-cook lasagne sheets. There are several ways to achieve this.

• Usually you don't have to cook lasagne sheets. These will be between layers one meat-, vegetables- or another sauce cooked in the oven using the liquid. You should make sure that there is enough liquid in the lasagna so that the lasagna plates can really cook through.
• If you want to use less sauce and if you want it to go a little faster, you can of course pre-cook lasagne sheets before use. It is even sufficient if the leaves are only half cooked in advance (about three to five minutes). Please note that the cooking time of the lasagna is then slightly reduced.
• A third variant is "soaking" the lasagne sheets. To do this, prepare the lasagna the day before and leave it overnight or for a few hours in the refrigerator pull through well. Here, too, the cooking time is reduced accordingly. Alternatively, you can briefly cool the plates in the cold before using them water soaking.

A fancy recipe for asparagus lasagna

Here you will find a delicious and creative recipe that will particularly please you and your guests during asparagus season.

1. Cut the peeled asparagus into pieces that are about three to four inches long. Blanch this approx. in salt water for three minutes. Then quench the asparagus.
2. Soak the lasagne sheets for approx. 30 minutes in cold water.
3. Now prepare the bechamel sauce. Put the butter in a saucepan and let it melt over a low heat. Mix the flour in it and pour the broth and white wine over everything. Stir well so that there are no lumps. The sauce should cook until it has a creamy consistency.
4. Now crumble the sheep's cheese and stir it into the bechamel sauce. You should also season the sauce with salt and pepper.
5. A baking dish is now greased with butter. Now layer three lasagne sheets, a third of the sauce, the asparagus pieces and 30 grams of parmesan one after the other in the mold. Repeat layering until there are no more ingredients.
6. Put the crème double on the top layer of lasagne sheets. You can lightly season the cream with salt and pepper. Spread the rest of the parmesan on top.
7. Now cook the lasagna at 180 - 200 ° C. The cooking time is around 30 minutes.

Enjoy your meal!