Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
By Jamie Oliver
2 hrs 20 mins
Not Too Tricky
serves 12
About the recipe
The amazing Nishkam Sikh Welfare & Awareness Team feeds more than 3,500 homeless and vulnerable people in 20 locations across the country every week. This is head chef Jav’s recipe that he cooks with his mum.
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Ingredients
4 cloves of garlic
3 red onions
5 mixed-colour peppers
olive oil
2 x 400g tins of quality plum tomatoes
balsamic vinegar
2 courgettes
2 aubergines
½ a bunch of fresh thyme (15g)
250g cherry tomatoes
2 x 400g tins of mixed beans
1 bunch of fresh basil (30g)
700g dried lasagne sheets
BÉCHAMEL
75g unsalted butter
6 heaped tablespoons plain flour
1.5 litres semi-skimmed milk
250g Cheddar cheese
1 whole nutmeg, for grating
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6.
- Peel two of the garlic cloves and one of the red onions, and deseed one of the peppers. Roughly chop it all and scrape into a large pan on a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Cook for 15 minutes, or until softened, stirring regularly.
- Tip in the tinned tomatoes along with 1 tin’s worth of water, then simmer for 15 minutes, or until thickened. Blitz to a smooth sauce, then season to perfection with sea salt, black pepper and a splash of balsamic vinegar.
- Peel and finely chop the remaining onions and garlic. Deseed the peppers and chop into 2cm pieces along with the courgettes and aubergines.
- Place a large pan on a medium heat with 2 tablespoons of oil and add all the vegetables. Pick, finely chop and add the thyme leaves, then cook for 30 minutes, or until softened and caramelised, stirring occasionally – you may need to work in batches.
- Halve the cherry tomatoes and drain the beans, then add to the pan with the tomato sauce. Simmer for a further 10 minutes, then season to perfection.
- To make the Béchamel, melt the butter in a large heavy-based pan over a medium-low heat, then stir in the flour until you have a smooth paste. Gradually add splashes of milk, stirring all the time, until you have a smooth white sauce. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 minutes, or until thickened. Turn off the heat, grate in most of the Cheddar and a good few scrapings of nutmeg, then season to perfection.
- To assemble, generously oil a 30cm x 40cm baking dish and line the base with a layer of lasagne sheets. Spoon over half of the vegetable sauce, followed by a third of the Béchamel. Repeat with another layer of lasagne sheets, sauce and Béchamel, then finish with a final layer of lasagne sheets topped with Béchamel.
- Grate over the remaining cheese, then bake in the oven for 40 minutes, or until golden and bubbling. Leave to stand for 10 minutes before serving.
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