Hi Jody, Yum - lasagna! I make Emeril's recipe. I even make the home-made tomato sauce, of which you use half for the lasagna - the rest is great on spaghetti or with baked penne pasta, ! with bechemel and mozzerella. Anyway, the one change I make in Emeril's recipe is that I use 1 pound of ground beef and 1/2 pound sweet and 1/2 pound spicy Italian sausages instead of the 2 pound of ground beef.
Also, I rarely buy canned tomato sauce, so where he calls for canned tomato sauce in his Italian tomato sauce recipe, I puree 2 cans of stewed tomatoes with my imersion blender and throw that in instead. Anyway, here's the recipe, and Merry delicious Christmas! Penny Emeril's 1-2-3 Lasagna Ingredients 2 pounds ground beef 5 cups Basic Red Sauce, recipe follows 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta 2 large eggs 1 cup grated Parmesan 1 pound grated Mozzarella 1/2 teaspoon Essence (YOu can buy the spice blend in the supermarket, or make your own with thyme, paprika, oregano, and salt and pepper. 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley 1 teaspoon dried basil 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 12 dried (uncooked) lasagna noodles Directions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a large saucepan, add the ground beef and brown over medium heat. Season with salt, pepper, and Essence. Add the tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. In a large bowl fold together the ricotta cheese, eggs, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan, 1/2 cup grated mozzarella, the Essence, salt, parsley, basil, and black pepper. Spread 1 cup of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a 3-quart (13 by 9 by 2-inch) casserole. Lay 3 lasagna noodles lengthwise down the dish. The noodles should not touch one another. Spoon 3/4 cup of the ricotta mixture over the noodles, and spread evenly with a rubber spatula . Sprinkle 1 cup of the mozzarella evenly over the ricotta. Repeat with the remaining ingredients, for a total of 4 layers of noodles . Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella over the top layer of tomato sauce, and top with the remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan. Cover the casserole tightly with aluminum foil, and bake, covered, for 1 hour. Remove the casserole from the oven, and remove the aluminum foil. Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Basic Red Sauce: 2 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes (Use San Marzano tomatoes if you can!) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1-1/2 cups chopped yellow onions (1 medium yellow onion) 1 teaspoon minced garlic (about 2 cloves garlic) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce 3 tablespoons tomato paste 2 cups water 1 teaspoon sugar Place the tomatoes in a large bowl and squeeze to break into small pieces. Set aside. In a heavy 5-quart pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions , garlic, salt, basil, oregano and black pepper, and cook, stirring, until soft, 5 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, sugar and reserved crushed tomatoes, stir well, and bring to a simmer. Lower the heat to medium-low, and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat, and use as needed. Yield: 10 cups (2 1/2 quarts) On 12/13/12, jody milisavic1 <1973j...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh dear, just trying to send with my iPhone. Sohry. I seem to be able to > reply propperly but not send. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 13, 2012, at 2:04 PM, "Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (DHS)" > <laury-johns...@michigan.gov> wrote: > >> Hello you accidentally typed your message in the subject field. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org >> [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of jody >> milisavic1 >> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 1:59 PM >> To: Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Subject: [CnD] Hello all, I am making lasagna for my Christmas dinner. >> Does anybody have any favorite recipes to share? >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
