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Title: Lasagna Categories: Pasta Yield: 8 Servings 1 pk Lasagna noodles ----------------------------------FILLINGS---------------------------------- 3/4 lb Ground beef 1/4 lb Ground ham 1/2 Celery ribs, grated 2 Garlic cloves, minced 2 Onions, chopped 1/4 lb Mushrooms, diced (optional) 1 lb Tomatoes, peeled and skinned Or 1 can tomatoes 1 tb Flour 2 tb Olive oil Salt, pepper, marjoram thyme -and nutmeg ----------------------------------BECHAMEL---------------------------------- 2 tb Flour 2 tb Butter 3/4 c Milk 1/4 c Heavy cream 1/2 c Parmesan cheese, grated Salt, pepper, nutmeg 1 lb Mozzarella cheese, sliced Tomato sauce Cook pasta in plenty of salted boiling water, about 3 sheets at a time. Transfer them to a bowl with water, ice and a little oil as they cook. Beef filling: Cook ham in olive oil for 2 minutes. Add beef, stirring until all red from meat has disappeared. Add onions, grated celery and garlic. Cook until onions begin to change color. Stir in flour and then add chopped tomatoes herbs ,salt , pepper and a pinch nutmeg. Simmer half an hour, stirring often. Bechamel Melt butter in a saucepan. Once it starts to foam add milk stirring constanttly. Add salt, pepper and a pinch nutmeg. Continue cooking for 5 minutes, stirring.Add cream and parmesan. Assembling Drain pasta. Butter a baking dish. Place 1 layer of pasta to cover the bottom. Top with 1 layer of meat, then another layer of pasta, then 1 layer of cream, 1 layer of mozzarella, another layer of pasta. Keep alternating in this manner. Last layer should be pasta.Top with mozzarella and plenty of tomato sauce. Bake in 350 oven until bubbly. Serve very hot. Serving Ideas : You may serve an antipasto or just a salad before. NOTES : You may omit ham, in this case you'll have to use more beef. Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #657 by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky |