# Homemade Lasagna from Scratch

A warm and cozy Italian dish made with homemade pasta, meat ragù, and béchamel sauce.

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 head garlic
- 1 lb sweet sausage
- 0.5 lb beef
- 0.5 lb pork
- 0.5 lb veal
- 1 can tomato paste
- 0.5 cup white wine
- 1 can crushed tomatoes
- 3 cups flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup butter
- 3 cups milk
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 lb mozzarella cheese
- 0.5 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 handful fresh parsley

## Instructions

1. Prepare the vegetables by chopping the onion, peeling and chopping the carrots, chopping the celery, and mincing the garlic.
2. In a large pot, sauté the vegetables in olive oil.
3. Add the sweet sausage and the ground meat mixture (beef, pork and veal) to the pot and cook until browned.
4. Add the tomato paste and cook for a few minutes, then deglaze with white wine.
5. Add the crushed tomatoes and simmer until the sauce has thickened.
6. Make the pasta dough by combining flour, eggs, salt, and olive oil.
7. Knead the dough until smooth and elastic, then let it rest, covered.
8. Make the béchamel sauce by melting butter in a saucepan, whisking in flour, and gradually adding milk until smooth and creamy. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
9. Roll out the pasta dough thinly using a pasta machine.
10. Blanch the pasta sheets for 10 seconds in boiling water, then immediately transfer to an ice bath to cool and stop the cooking process.
11. Assemble the lasagna by layering the sauce, pasta sheets, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese in a baking pan.
12. Top with the remaining sauce and mozzarella cheese, then bake until golden brown and bubbly.
13. Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- peeler
- large pot
- wooden spoon
- measuring cups
- whisks
- pasta maker
- baking sheet
- plastic wrap
- rolling pin
- large bowl
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/vdM0qX_QLV8?si=FhF6PU2PykTQ1gAp
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7c8b08f1-7db8-4ad7-8b30-992c7733af1a
- Extracted: 2025-01-07

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