Tony Bennett (Photo by Joe McNally/Getty Images)


A favourite of Tony Bennett as cooked by his Mum.

Ingriedients

2 olive oil

plus extra for the dish

750g lean beef mince

90g pack prosciutto

800g passata or half our basic tomato sauce

200ml beef stock

nutmeg

300g fresh lasagne sheets

white sauce

(find a recipe in the method, or use shop-bought)

125g ball mozzarella

torn into thin strips

Method

To make the meat sauce, heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and cook the beef mince until browned all over.

Finely chop 4 slices of prosciutto from a 90g pack, then stir through the meat mixture.

Pour over 800g passata or half our basic tomato sauce recipe and 200ml beef stock. Add a little grated nutmeg and season to taste

Bring to the boil, then simmer for 30 mins until the sauce has reduced

Heat your oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and lightly oil an ovenproof dish

Spoon one third of the meat sauce into the dish, then cover with some fresh lasagne sheets. Drizzle over roughly 130g ready-made or homemade white sauce.

Repeat until you have three layers of pasta. Cover with the remaining white sauce

Top with torn mozzarella

Arrange the rest of the prosciutto on top. Bake for 45 mins until the top is bubbling and lightly browned.