Grandma's Lasagna

Name: Grandma's Lasagna
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps finely chopped basil; 2 bay leaves; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 1 large egg, beaten; 59 milliliters finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 907 grams fresh ricotta; 4 teaspoons minced garlic; 227 grams ground beef chuck; 227 grams ground sirloin; 680 grams sweet Italian sausage, casings removed; 56 Italian peeled tomatoes, finely chopped, juices reserved; 12 dried lasagna noodles; 473 milliliters chicken stock or low-sodium broth; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled; 118 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 10 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 710 milliliters pound packaged whole-milk mozzarella, shredded; 1 pinch Pinch of sugar; 6 thyme sprigs, tied together with kitchen string; 2 Tbsps tomato paste; 794 grams tomato puree

Grandma's Lasagna might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 852 calories, 51g of protein, and 50g of fat. This recipe serves 10. If you have ricotta, bay leaves, ground beef chuck, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. It is a rather pricey recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large enameled cast-iron casserole, heat the olive oil until shimmering.

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Olive Oil

Add the chuck and sirloin and cook over moderately high heat, breaking up the meat into large chunks, until no pink remains.

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Porterhouse Steak

Meat

Add the garlic, oregano and crushed red pepper and cook until fragrant. Stir in the tomato paste and cook until the meat is coated.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Tomato Paste

Oregano

Garlic

Meat

Add the tomatoes and their juices and the tomato puree along with the chicken stock, bay leaves, thyme and sugar. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened and reduced to 8 cups, about 1 1/2 hours.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Stock

Tomato Puree

Bay Leaves

Tomato

Sugar

Thyme

Remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs.

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Fresh Thyme

Bay Leaves

Meanwhile, heat a large skillet.

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Frying Pan

Add the sausage meat in large pieces and cook over moderately high heat until browned and just cooked through, about 10 minutes.

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Ground Pork Sausage

Drain the sausage and break it into 1/2-inch pieces.

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Sausage

In a large bowl, combine the ricotta with the parsley, basil and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan.

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Parmesan

Parsley

Ricotta Cheese

Basil

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Bowl

Add two-thirds of the shredded mozzarella and season with salt and pepper. Beat in the egg.

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Shredded Mozzarella

Salt And Pepper

Egg

Cook the lasagna noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente.

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Lasagne Noodles

Water

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Pot

Drain the noodles and rinse under cold water. Dry the noodles between layers of paper towels.

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Pasta

Water

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Paper Towels

Preheat the oven to 37

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Oven

Spread 1 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Line the dish with 4 overlapping noodles.

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Pasta

Sauce

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Glass Baking Pan

Spread one-half of the ricotta mixture over the noodles, then top with one-half of the sausage, 1 1/2 cups of the sauce and another 4 noodles. Repeat the layering with the remaining ricotta, sausage and another 1 1/2 cups of sauce. Top with 4 noodles and cover with 1 1/2 cups of sauce. Toss the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella with the remaining 1/4 cup of Parmesan and sprinkle over the lasagna.

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Mozzarella