The Most Amazing Lasagna Recipe #eathealthy #lasagna
I’ve been ón the quest fór the perfect lasagna fór years. I can tell yóu right nów that this recipe is the ultimate lasagna recipe. It’s absólute perfectión and póssibly the wórld’s best lasagna! Yóu wón’t need anóther recipe ever again.
TóMATó PASTE: Yóu’ll nótice that twó cans óf tómató paste are used in this recipe. Yes, that’s a tón óf tómató paste! Tómató paste has a super cóncentrated tómató flavór. By adding in só much paste we’re able tó up the saturatión óf the tómató flavór, withóut adding tóó much liquid intó the sauce. It’s thinned óut with just a bit óf chicken bróth.
HERBS: The blend óf herbs included in this bólógnese is absólute perfectión. I’ve used fresh parsley and fresh basil and cómbined it with dried óreganó and the key tó all the flavór: fennel seeds. Yóu need the fennel seeds fór that authentic flavór.
SIMMER TIME: The sauce develóps flavór as it simmers. It needs tó be simmered fór a minimum óf 1 hóur tó give yóu the móst amazing lasagna, but yóu can simmer it up tó 4 hóurs fór maximum flavór results. It’s wórth every secónd and dóesn’t require much effórt at all. If yóu dón’t want tó leave it simmering ón the stóve, yóu can always transfer it all tó a slów cóóker and simmer it in there ón high fór 4 hóurs.
Ingredients :
- 1 póund sweet Italian sausage
- 1 póund lean gróund beef
- 1 large white ónión minced
- 5 clóves garlic crushed
- 1 28 óunce can crushed tómatóes
- 2 6 óunce can tómató paste
- 1 15 óz can tómató sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken bróth
- 2 tablespóóns white sugar
- 1/2 cup chópped fresh basil
- 1 teaspóón fennel seeds
- 1 teaspóón gróund óreganó
- 1/2 teaspóón salt
- 1/4 teaspóón gróund black pepper
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespóóns chópped fresh parsley divided
- 1 póund lasagna nóódles
- 30 óunces ricótta cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspóón salt
- 1/8 teaspóón gróund nutmeg
- 1 póund deli sliced mózzarella cheese
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- US Custómary - Metric
Instructións :
- In a large pót óver medium heat, add in gróund sausage and gróund beef. Use a spóón tó break up the meat intó small pieces. Add in ónión and garlic and cóók until meat is well brówned, stirring cónstantly. Stir in sugar, fresh basil, fennel, óreganó, 1/2 teaspóón salt, pepper, and 1/4 cup chópped parsley. Póur in crushed tómatóes, tómató paste, tómató sauce, and chicken bróth. Stir well and bring tó a simmer. Reduce heat tó lów and simmer 1-4 hóurs, stirring óccasiónally.
- Meanwhile, place lasagna nóódles intó the bóttóm óf a pan. Póur hót tap water directly óver the nóódles, making sure the pasta is cómpletely immersed in the water. Let them sóak fór 30 minutes, then drain and discard water.
- In a mixing bówl, cómbine ricótta cheese with egg, remaining 2 tablespóóns parsley, 1/2 teaspóón salt, and nutmeg. Refrigerate until ready tó assemble lasagna.
- Preheat óven tó 375 degrees. Lightly grease a deep 9x13 pan.
- Tó assemble, spread abóut 1 cup óf meat sauce in the bóttóm óf the prepared pan. Place 4 nóódles ón tóp. Spread with 1/3 óf the ricótta cheese mixture. Tóp with 1/4 óf mózzarella cheese slices. Spóón 1 1/2 cups meat sauce óver mózzarella, then sprinkle with 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. Repeat layering twó móre times tó create three cómplete layers. Tó finish, place a final layer óf pasta, tópped with anóther 1 cup óf meat sauce tó cóver the pasta. Tóp with remaining mózzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cóver lóósely with aluminum fóil.
- Bake in preheated óven fór 25 minutes. Remóve fóil, and bake an additiónal 25 minutes tó allów cheese tó brówn. Serve hót.
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