Lasagna is one of my favorite pasta dishes and also has been long sitting on my "to-cook" list. Lasagna is one of those dishes you can cook only when you have friends/family over for dinner because it's usually made in large portion! And yes, it takes a long time to cook too. This past weekend, after watching the World Cup final, Vin, Ju, Ca came over to my house which made it the perfect chance for a lasagna night!
This dish took almost 4 hours to cook from start (grounding the beef) to finish (eating) -_-! All the time spent was worth it when the end product turned out super delicious!
The recipe I found online it's so easy to follow and delicious. So I thought to share with you all. Again, I modified the recipe (e.g I skipped the italian sausage) a bit to match my crew's taste bug.
Ingredients
1 1/2 pound of ground beef
1/2 cup of chopped onions2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 (28 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes, or 2 (14.5 ounce) can
2 (8 ounce) cans of tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) cans of tomato paste
1/2 Cup of Water
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon fennel seed
2 teaspoons fresh Basil leaves chopped
4 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped
1 teaspoon salt (or 1.5 teaspoon salt if no Italian Seasoning)
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
23 ounces of ricotta cheese (I used low fat)
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
1 egg
1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
12 Lasagna Noodles
Directions
1. Start with the following in a pot.1 1/2 pound of ground beef1/2 cup of chopped onions2 cloves of garlic chopped
Brown the ground beef, Italian sausage, onions and garlic in a pot until they start to look. It takes about 6 to 9 minutes to brown the meat. I use a medium temperature to brown the meat.
2. Add the following:1 (28 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes1 (8 ounce) cans of tomato sauce1 (6 ounce) cans of tomato paste1/2 cup of water
Gently stir this into the cooking meat.
3. Add the following:2 tablespoons white sugar1 teaspoon fennel seed2 teaspoons fresh Basil leaves chopped2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
Gently stir these seasoning into the sauce.Cover the pot and let the meat sauce simmer. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour and 30 minutes
4. Soak 12 lasagna noodles. The lasagna noodles need to be soaked in hot tap water for 30 minutes.
5. While the noodles are soaking you can make the cheese filling. Put the following in a mixing bowl:23 ounces of ricotta cheese.1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg Grate fresh nutmeg over the Ricotta cheese.
6. Add the following1 egg2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley choppedMix these ingredients together with a spoon
7. Now we start building the lasagna layers.Use a 9×13 inch baking pan. Spread 2 Cups of meat sauce on the bottom of the pan.Remove your lasagna noodles out of the water bath. Shake water off wet noodles.Lay 6 noodles across the layer of sauce.Spread half of the ricotta cheese mixture over the layer of noodles.Spread 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese over the ricotta layer.Sprinkle half of the Parmesan cheese over the mozzarella layerSpread 2 cups of meat sauce over the cheese layerLay down the next layer of noodlesSpread the remaining ricotta mixture over noodlesSpread the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses saving some cheese for the top of the lasagnaPut the last layer of meat sauce on the cheesesSprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
Brown the ground beef, Italian sausage, onions and garlic in a pot until they start to look. It takes about 6 to 9 minutes to brown the meat. I use a medium temperature to brown the meat.
2. Add the following:1 (28 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes1 (8 ounce) cans of tomato sauce1 (6 ounce) cans of tomato paste1/2 cup of water
Gently stir this into the cooking meat.
3. Add the following:2 tablespoons white sugar1 teaspoon fennel seed2 teaspoons fresh Basil leaves chopped2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
Gently stir these seasoning into the sauce.Cover the pot and let the meat sauce simmer. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour and 30 minutes
4. Soak 12 lasagna noodles. The lasagna noodles need to be soaked in hot tap water for 30 minutes.
5. While the noodles are soaking you can make the cheese filling. Put the following in a mixing bowl:23 ounces of ricotta cheese.1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg Grate fresh nutmeg over the Ricotta cheese.
6. Add the following1 egg2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley choppedMix these ingredients together with a spoon
7. Now we start building the lasagna layers.Use a 9×13 inch baking pan. Spread 2 Cups of meat sauce on the bottom of the pan.Remove your lasagna noodles out of the water bath. Shake water off wet noodles.Lay 6 noodles across the layer of sauce.Spread half of the ricotta cheese mixture over the layer of noodles.Spread 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese over the ricotta layer.Sprinkle half of the Parmesan cheese over the mozzarella layerSpread 2 cups of meat sauce over the cheese layerLay down the next layer of noodlesSpread the remaining ricotta mixture over noodlesSpread the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses saving some cheese for the top of the lasagnaPut the last layer of meat sauce on the cheesesSprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
8. Cover with foilBake in preheated oven at 350 for 25 minutesRemove foil and bake uncovered for another 25 minutes.Remove from oven and allow to cool for approximately 15 minutes.
This recipe will feed around 10-12 people. The 4 of us only managed to finished about 1/3 last night. The rest went to our packed lunch for work the next day :)
my only piece left after packing lunch
my only piece left after packing lunch
Recipe source: http://mylasagnarecipe.com/Note: recipe herein has been modified.
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