Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Best Meat Lasagna


After many years of trying dozens of lasagna recipes I finally came to the one recipe that was up to my expectations and I give up on trying any other. My recipe is perhaps a close version of the "World's Best Lasagna" but with some different ingredients and cooking method.

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 2 Hours 30
Minutes
Ready In: 3 Hours 15
Minutes
Servings: 6

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound mild Italian sausage
300gm regular ground beef
2 tabelspoon olive oil
1 red onion chopped
1 carrot chopped
2 celery stalks chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 can  (28 ounce)  crushed tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
500 ml tomato sauce
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup red wine
1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
salt and ground black pepper to taste
500gm fresh lasagna noodles
16 ounces ricotta cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese shreded
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS:
1. In a Dutch oven, cook the ground beef and sausage over high heat until brown, remove the mixture on a plate. In the same pot add olive oil, when hot add onion, carrots and celery turn medium heat until
well browned and add garlic for the last minute. Stir in salt and pepper, spices, red wine than add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce,  and water.. Simmer at low heat, covered, for about 3 hours, stirring
occasionally or best cook in the slow cooker.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. To assemble you must be creative, for 5 layers, spread 1/5 qty of meat sauce in the bottom of a baking
dish that best suits the size of lasagna noodles. Arrange noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese. Spoon another portion
cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with  Parmesan cheese.
Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with
foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does
not touch the cheese.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, remove and cool 5 min before serving.

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