82 Mushroom lasagne Oven setting:CircoTherm® and VarioSteam METHOD Preheat oven on CircoTherm® to 180°C, with a high level of steam. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 30 minutes Place porcini in small heatproof bowl and pour over boiling water. Soak for Resting time:10 minutes 5 minutes, then drain and set aside. Cooking time:40 minutes Melt butter in a large heavy based saucepan over medium high heat. Add mixed Level of difficulty: Medium and porcini mushrooms. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring constantly, until the mushrooms have softened and released their juices. Remove from heat, add parsley and season with salt and pepper. Set aside. INGREDIENTS Meanwhile, make the béchamel. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium MUSHROOMS heat, add the flour and stir to make a smooth paste. Slowly add the milk and 15g dried porcini mushrooms keep stirring until the sauce is smooth and thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove 1 cup boiling water from heat and set aside. 100g unsalted butter To assemble the lasagne, lightly butter a large rectangular ovenproof dish, 800g mixed fresh mushrooms, finely slicedapprox. 23cm x 30cm. ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley Spread some of the béchamel sauce over the base of the dish. Cover with Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to seasonlasagne sheets. BÉCHAMEL Scatter over a quarter of the fresh ricotta and feta. Spoon over a quarter of 50g unsalted butter the mushrooms. Add a quarter of the remaining béchamel sauce. Scatter over 1/3 cup plain flour scamorza. 2 cups milk Place a layer of lasagne sheets on top and repeat the layers three more times. FILLING Finish by grating over the ricottasalata. Bake in oven for 30–40 minutes, until 375gfresh ricotta golden. Remove from oven and rest for 10 minutes before serving. 250g feta, crumbled 250g scamorza, grated NOTE 250g fresh lasagne sheets (or dried) Scamorza is a type of mozzarella that is smoked. Ricotta salata is a hard cheese, 50g ricotta salata similar to parmesan. They are available from specialty cheese stores, select delis and supermarkets. Dried porcini is available at supermarkets and specialty food stores. THE NEFF AUSTRALIA COOKBOOK MAINS