Lasagne Recipe

Name: Lasagne Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion ( peeled and finely diced); 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced); 1 carrot (peeled and finely diced); 3 chestnut (brown) mushrooms (finely diced); 500 g (1.1 lbs) minced beef (ground beef) (12-20% fat, don't go for the really lean stuff, it's too dry); 3 tbsp tomato puree (paste for US); 1 tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp dried thyme; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 beef stock cube (crumbled); 2 x 400 g (2 14oz) tins chopped tomatoes; ½ tbsp light brown sugar; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 4 tbsp butter (salted or unsalted is fine); 4 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour; 720 ml (3 cups) full-fat milk; pinch salt and pepper; 100 g (1 packed cup) cheddar cheese (grated); 12 sheets of dried lasagne (the kind you don’t need to pre-cook); 175 g (1 3/4 cups) mixed grated cheese (I use a combination of regular cheddar, red cheddar and mozzarella); 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley