| The main lasagna recipes are those with tomato and | | | | salt and nutmeg. Lasagna recipe: Other than the |
| besciamella sauce. Lasagna is only another shape of | | | | tomato sauce and the besciamella, you'll need Italian |
| pasta and so, it also matches with an infinity of | | | | mozzarella and grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano |
| seasonings. Among all lasagne recipes, the number | | | | Reggiano. Don't use any cheese, as a good cheese |
| one should be the most traditional one. Before | | | | really makes the difference. The lasagna packages |
| preparing it, it's necessary to have already a tomato | | | | say that it doesn't need to boil before going to the |
| meat sauce and a besciamella ready to use. A good | | | | oven. But the old Italian women are distrustful and |
| tomato meat sauce needs good ingredients, as they | | | | prefer to do it their way. What do they do? They |
| contribute strongly for the best final result. You'll | | | | put the lasagna sheets for about a minute into the |
| need (4 people): - 4 spoons of extra virgin olive oil - | | | | boiling salted water and then put them on a |
| 200 gr of ground veal meat (instead of ground, it can | | | | dishtowel, without laying one upon another. (If you |
| be minced too) - 2 cans of peeled tomatoes - | | | | choose not to boil them, they will come less softy |
| ½ minced onion - 2 pieces of minced garlic - | | | | and the sauce will not mix so much.) Take an oven |
| minced parsley - some basil leaves (if you don't have | | | | pan and begin with a layer of tomato sauce, then |
| them, don't worry) - salt How to do it: Put the oil | | | | lasagna sheets (not overlapping them), besciamella, |
| inside a pan (it's better to use a "high" pan, to avoid | | | | tomato sauce again, pieces of mozzarella and grated |
| squirts), turn on the gas and add the minced onion. | | | | Grana Padano. Go ahead until the ingredients finish, |
| Leave it for a while, mixing it to avoid overcooking, | | | | taking care of finishing with the tomato sauce with |
| and then add the minced garlic and the minced meat. | | | | cheese. Put it into the pre-heated oven (about |
| After colouring it for a while, add the peeled | | | | 180°C) for about 30/40 minutes, when it began |
| tomatoes cut in medium pieces. Mix it all and leave it | | | | to get crispy on the boards. Tip: After taking it out |
| on high gas for a while. As it begins to boil, regulate | | | | of the oven, wait for about 20 minutes before |
| the gas to avoid overcooking it, but leave it a little bit | | | | serving. It will allow the pasta to absorb the sauces |
| high. Otherwise you'll get a "too liquid" sauce, and a | | | | and will be easier to cut and the taste will gain. Other |
| good one should be dense. Mix it every now and | | | | lasagna recipes: An easy and original idea is to use |
| then. When your Italian tomato sauce is ready? | | | | pesto between lasagna sheets, adding grated |
| When the oil is separated from the tomatoes. It'll | | | | Parmigiano Reggiano and less besciamella. Another |
| take about half an hour for this quantity, but pay | | | | vegetarian recipe is using tomato sauce without |
| attention when you mix it that you'll notice that you | | | | meat. Do the sauce in the same way without adding |
| can see the oil apart from the tomato cream. The | | | | meat and proceed for the lasagna the same exact |
| besciamella: It's much simplex than the name | | | | way. An original veggie recipe is using grilled eggplant |
| suggests. Just take ½ liter of milk, add 3 | | | | between tomato sauce and besciamella. |
| spoons of wheat flour and half spoon of butter. Mix | | | | For more information on Lasagna recipes visit All |
| it while on the low gas until it' gets creamy. Add then | | | | About Italian Food. |