Description
A combination of a few lasagna recipes.
Ingredients
- Extra Large Eggs
- All-purpose Flour
- Onion
- Carrots
- Celery
- Prosciutto
- Ground Beef
- Ground Veal
- Olive Oil
- Butter
- Canned Plum Tomatoes
- Dry White Wine
- Salt & Pepper
- Nutmeg
- Dried Hot Pepper
- Beef Broth
- Heavy Cream
- Unsalted Butter
- Milk
- Salt
- White Pepper
- Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
- Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Egg pasta: combine eggs and flour in mixer
- Press through pasta maker to desired thickness
- Bolognese sauce: heat the butter and oil in a heavy sauce pan over medium heat
- Add the chopped vegetables and saut until softened
- Add the ground beef and chopped meats
- Cook for about 10 minutes or until the meat is fully cooked and browned bits begin to form along the bottom of the sauce pan
- Add the wine to the pan and let evaporate, stirring up the browned bits
- Add the tomatoes and simmer for around 30 minutes
- Season to taste, add cup broth
- Cover and simmer another 45 minutes, adding the remaining broth if the sauce becomes too thick
- Taste the sauce and add additional seasoning if needed
- Add enough cream to lighten the color in the last 5 minutes of cooking
- Remove from heat
- Bechamel sauce: melt the butter in a saucepan add the flour and cook for a minute or two
- Do not let brown
- Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly to prevent lumps
- Continue cooking until the sauce thickens
- Season with salt, white pepper and a dash of nutmeg
- Set aside to cool, placing a greased piece of plastic wrap on top to prevent film from forming
- Pasta: bring a large pot of salted water to a full boil
- Cook the pasta sheets for 10 seconds only, immediately submerge in cold water
- Drain
- To prepare lasagne: pour in a little of the meat sauce into a 9 x 13 baking pan
- Layer noodles along the bottom
- Spread one layer of the meat sauce, than another layer of noodles
- Spread a layer of bchamel over the noodles then sprinkle with a little of the mozzarella and parmesan cheese
- Continue in the manner until all the noodles are used, topping the dish with the final layer of bchamel layer and cheese
- Dot the top with butter and bake in a 375 degree oven for about 40 minutes or until bubbling and lightly browned