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LASAGNE TERESA Being Italian I can say that, among other things, our cooking is the result of our imagination, plus certain ingredients we may find along the way! Lasagne can be made with fresh dough or from a box. It depends on what you find in your food shops. The casserole for the lasagne is buttered ahead of time. Ingredients for the lasagne: 1 pound of dry or fresh pasta For the tomato sauce: I large can (28 oz.) whole, peeled, no salt added, plum tomatoes To begin, prepare the tomato sauce. Add extra virgin olive oil to a sauce pan. Add the finely cut onion and the 2 bouillon cubes, stir as the onion starts frying. Add the milk little by little, then the wine. When all the liquids have evaporated and the onion is thin and transparent, pour in the can of tomatoes. Bring to a boil then simmer for at least one hour. Cover with a mesh top to prevent splattering, not a lid, as the water has to evaporate. Once ready set aside. Put the ground meat into a frying pan and brown with some salt and put a lid on: no extra oil is needed as the meat will bring out its own liquid and fats. Stir until cooked, and leave it on the side, covered with a lid. Check taste for salt. I then begin to prepare the béchamel sauce, which is alternated with a layer of tomato sauce. Always taste for salt. Slice the mozzarella or soft cheese in small pieces. Put a large big pot on the stove half filled with salted water (try the water to see if it has enough salt) and when it is boiling, add a spoonful of olive oil and start adding the dry lasagne pasta to cook for a minute or until it bends over a fork. Now you have all the ingredients, and the buttered oven casserole is ready to be filled: Start with a layer of pasta across the bottom, then top it with tomato sauce and some ground meat. On another layer of pasta, spread the béchamel sauce, on top of the béchamel add some of the finely cut cheese. Sprinkle abundantly with parmesan cheese. Begin again the above layering, ending with the tomato sauce on the top. Put in the oven at 350 F for 45 minutes.
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