Sardines Lasagna

Cheese Sauce

2 tbsp unsalted butter

2 tbsp all-purpose flour

3 cups milk

2 pcs bay leaf

1 cup quickmelt cheesegrated

Red Sauce

4 cups or 2 large cans sardines in tomato sauce

3 tbsp oil

1 cup red onionssliced thick

¾ cup olivessliced

2 cups tomatoeschopped

salt and ground black pepperto taste

Assembly

12 pcs lasagna noodlesparboiled

3 cups quickmelt cheesegrated

White Sauce

In a pan, melt butter and stir in flour until a roux form. Cook for a few minutes. Whisk in milk and add bay leaves. Bring to a boil with continuous stirring until slightly thickened. Reduce heat and stir in cheese until completely melted. Set aside.

Red Sauce

Separate the sardines from the sauce and set them aside. Remove bones from sardines and flake the flesh using a fork.

Saute onions, olives, and tomatoes in a pan and add sauce. Cook for a few minutes and season with salt and pepper.

Assembly

Line the bottom of a baking dish with red sauce. Layer noodles on top. Add a layer of the red sauce on top followed by a layer of flaked sardines. Top with white sauce and grated cheese. Repeat until all ingredients are used. Top with flaked sardines and grated cheese.

Cover with foil and bake for 15 – 20 minutes at 180 ° C. remove foil and broil for 5 minutes at the highest temperature until cheese is toasted.

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