The Ultimate Lasagna

Name: The Ultimate Lasagna
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 kilograms tomatoes (recommended: San Marzano); 3 carrots, chopped; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 59 milliliters finely chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh basil; 2 cloves garlic, sliced; 907 grams ground beef; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 907 grams ground Italian sausage; 3 Tbsps heavy cream; 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 907 grams dried lasagna noodles; 8 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1 Tbsp chopped oregano leaves; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan; 28 grams Grated Parmesan and m zarella, for topping; 473 milliliters red wine; 2 liters ricotta cheese, (2 containers); 454 grams mozzarella cheese, shredded

The Ultimate Lasagna might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe covers 60% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 1975 calories, 100g of protein, and 118g of fat. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up garlic, carrots, lasagna noodles, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. A couple people really liked this main course.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Cook the lasagna noodles in plenty of boiling salted water until pliable and barely tender, about 10 minutes. Stir with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking.

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Lasagne Noodles

Water

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Wooden Spoon

Drain the noodles thoroughly and coat with olive oil to keep them moist and easy to work with.

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Olive Oil

Pasta

Coat a large skillet with olive oil, add beef and sausage and brown until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. In a food processor, combine the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, basil, parsley, an oregano. Process until pureed, add to the pan with the ground meat and stir to combine. Stir in the flour.

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Salt And Pepper

Ground Beef

Olive Oil

Carrot

Oregano

Parsley

Sausage

Celery

Garlic

Basil

All Purpose Flour

Onion

Beef

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Food Processor

Frying Pan

Add the wine and cook until it has reduced by half. Stir in the tomatoes and add the heavy cream and the cinnamon.

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Heavy Cream

Cinnamon

Tomato

Wine

In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta and the parmesan. Stir in the eggs and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Parmesan

Ricotta Cheese

Egg

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Mixing Bowl

To assemble the lasagna: Coat the bottom of a deep 13 by 9-inch pan with olive oil. Arrange 4 noodles lengthwise in a slightly overlapping layer on the sauce. Then, line each end of the pan with a lasagna noodle. This forms a collar that holds in the corners. Dollop 1/2 of the ricotta mixture over the pasta, spread to the edges with a spatula.

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Olive Oil

Pasta

Ricotta Cheese

Sauce

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Spatula

Frying Pan

Spread 1/2 of the meat mixture over the ricotta.

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Ricotta Cheese

Spread

Meat

Sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella on top of the ricotta. Top with a ladle full of sauce, spread evenly. Repeat with the next layer of noodles, ricotta, sauce, and cheeses. Top last layer with noodles, sauce, shredded mozzarella and Parmesan. Tap the pan to force out air bubbles.

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Shredded Mozzarella