Homemade Lasagna
Directions
- 1Saute onion and garlic for a few minutes.
- 2Add ground beef and cook until brown.
- 3Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and tomato sauce.
- 4Add basil, Italian seasoning, fennel, sugar, salt and pepper, parsley, water and cook for one and a half hour.
- 5Make a dough with eggs and flour.
- 6Let it rest for 30 minutes.
- 7Cut it into eight pieces and make them thin.
- 8Cook in boiling water for five to six minutes.
- 9Mix ricotta with parsley, egg, rosemary, salt and pepper.
- 10Slice some mozzarella cheese.
- 11Assemble the lasagna: meat, pasta, ricotta, mozzarella, meat again and Parmesan.
- 12Repeat the layers (three layers were made).
- 13Bake for 25 minutes under foil and 25 without at 375°F.
Ingredients
- 2 lb lean ground beef
- 0.5 cup diced onion
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 2 6 oz cans tomato paste
- 2 15.5 oz cans canned tomato sauce
- 0.5 cup water
- 2 tsp white sugar
- 1.5 tsp dried basil leaves
- 0.5 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 0.2 tsp ground black pepper
- 4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 16 oz ricotta cheese
- 0.8 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
- 0.8 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 cups whole large eggs
- 5 large egg yolks
Equipment
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