Homemade Lasagna with Rice Flour
The white sauce in this recipe uses rice flour. Unlike wheat flour, rice flour does not form lumps. It is also very smooth and moist, bringing out perfect features of rice flour to make lasagna.
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The lasagna dough forms better when mixing rice flour with hot water. The oil makes the dough less sticky and easy to knead.
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All rice flour is naturally gluten-free. Make this dish completely gluten-free by using gluten-free substitutes for other ingredients as needed.
One 9x13 inch (23cmx33cm) casserole dish
Ingredients
For the lasagna noodles
| 2 | eggs |
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| 1¾ tablespoons (24ml) | vegetable oil |
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| ¼ cup (50ml) | water |
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| ½ teaspoon (3g) | salt |
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| 1½ cups (260g) | rice flour |
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For the meat sauce
| ½ tablespoon (8ml) | vegetable oil |
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| 1 (200g) | onion, minced (about 1 cup) |
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| 1 teaspoon (5g) | garlic, minced |
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| 10oz/300g | ground beef |
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| 1½ teaspoons (9g) | beef bouillon |
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| ¾ teaspoon (4.5g) | salt |
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| Allspice to taste | |
| 1 (15oz/425g) can | tomato sauce (about ⅔ cup) |
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| ½ cup (100ml) | water |
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For the white sauce
| ⅓ cup (60g) | rice flour |
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| ¼ cup (60g) | butter (½ stick) |
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| 4 cups (1,000ml) | milk (1 quart) |
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| ¾ teaspoon (4.5g) | salt |
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| Shredded cheese for topping | |
| Dried parsley for garnish | |
Directions
For the noodles
In a medium bowl, mix eggs, vegetable oil, water and salt. Add rice flour and knead well. Form a ball and wrap tightly with plastic. Rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Dust the surface with rice flour. Unwrap the dough, flatten it with a rolling pin to 1/16 inch (2mm) thickness. Cut into 3 sheets to fit into the casserole dish.
Boil water in a large pot with a little oil. Cook the noodles for 3 minutes, submerge into cold water, and drain. Set aside.
For the meat sauce
In a deep skillet over medium high heat, add oil, and sauté onions and garlic. When the onions turn translucent, add ground beef and cook until no pink remains. Add beef bouillon, salt, allspice, tomato sauce, and water into the sauce mixture. Simmer for 30 minutes.
For the white sauce
In a saucepan, combine rice flour, butter, milk, and salt. Stir well with a spatula over medium heat. When the sauce thickens and boils, turn off the heat.
Preheat the oven to 445-480°F (232-250°C).
In a casserole dish, pour 1/3 of the meat sauce, layer with 1/4 of the white sauce, and the lasagna noodles. Repeat and end with 1/4 of the white sauce. Top with cheese and dried parsley.
Bake for 15 minutes. Serve.
- This recipe uses US customary units. Measurement equivalents include: 1 teaspoon = 5ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, and 1 US cup = 237ml or 8fl oz. (1 metric cup = 250ml or 8.5fl oz.)
- The cooking time using microwave oven in this recipe is based on 1,000W in the US.
- The temperature and baking time may be different depending on the oven used. Please adjust accordingly.
- All rice flour is naturally gluten-free. Make this dish completely gluten-free by using gluten-free substitutes for other ingredients as needed.