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Authentic Azerbaijani Meat Lasagna with Hearth-Melted Village Cheese
A rich, multi-layered comfort dish featuring hand-rolled dough, savory seasoned beef, and a velvety bechamel sauce, topped with the dramatic drip of hearth-melted traditional cheese.
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🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Prepare the dough by combining 500 g of flour, eggs, water, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Knead until smooth and elastic, then cover and let rest for ⏱️ 30 minutes.
2
Prepare the meat filling by sautéing finely minced onions in sunflower oil until golden brown.
3
Add the ground beef to the onions, breaking it apart and cooking until browned.
4
Stir in the diced tomatoes, turmeric, paprika, salt, and black pepper. Simmer on low heat until the juices have reduced into a thick sauce.
5
Make the bechamel sauce by melting the butter in a pan, whisking in 100 g of flour to create a roux, and gradually pouring in the milk while whisking constantly to prevent lumps. Cook until thickened.
6
Divide the rested dough into equal portions and roll each out on a floured surface into very thin sheets.
7
Cut the dough sheets into rectangles that fit your baking tray.
8
To assemble, spread a thin layer of bechamel at the bottom of the baking tray. Add a layer of dough sheets, followed by a layer of the meat mixture and more bechamel.
9
Repeat the layering process until all ingredients are used, ending with a layer of dough and a generous coating of bechamel.
10
Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for ⏱️ 45 minutes or until the top is set.
11
Secure the whole traditional cheese onto a hanging apparatus over a gentle fire or charcoal grill.
12
As the cheese begins to soften and melt from the heat, use a knife to scrape the molten cheese directly onto the surface of the baked lasagna before serving.
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