Lasagne - Order of Layers
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1.) Sauce, with as little meat as possible to coat the bottom of the pan.
2.) Noodles (I'm partial to the obviously hated wavy ones, cooked just short of al dente)
3.) Globs of whole milk ricotta, spread over the noodles as best as possible
4.) Meat sauce (made with half ground beef, half spicy italian sausage)
5.) Diced eggs
6.) Whole milk mozzarella, generous amounts
7.) Sprinkle of parmesan
8.) Repeat with 3 more layers following the same plan.
9.) Top layer does not contain egg or ricotta, but has generous amounts of mozzarella
10.) Sprinkle generously with parmesan
11.) Bake until the cheese is brown and the corners are crunchy (my favorite part.)
My lasagna probably weighs 6lbs.
2.) Noodles (I'm partial to the obviously hated wavy ones, cooked just short of al dente)
3.) Globs of whole milk ricotta, spread over the noodles as best as possible
4.) Meat sauce (made with half ground beef, half spicy italian sausage)
5.) Diced eggs
6.) Whole milk mozzarella, generous amounts
7.) Sprinkle of parmesan
8.) Repeat with 3 more layers following the same plan.
9.) Top layer does not contain egg or ricotta, but has generous amounts of mozzarella
10.) Sprinkle generously with parmesan
11.) Bake until the cheese is brown and the corners are crunchy (my favorite part.)
My lasagna probably weighs 6lbs.
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1.) Sauce, with as little meat as possible to coat the bottom of the pan.
2.) Noodles (I'm partial to the obviously hated wavy ones, cooked just short of al dente)
3.) Globs of whole milk ricotta, spread over the noodles as best as possible
4.) Meat sauce (made with half ground beef, half spicy italian sausage)
5.) Diced eggs
6.) Whole milk mozzarella, generous amounts
7.) Sprinkle of parmesan
8.) Repeat with 3 more layers following the same plan.
9.) Top layer does not contain egg or ricotta, but has generous amounts of mozzarella
10.) Sprinkle generously with parmesan
11.) Bake until the cheese is brown and the corners are crunchy (my favorite part.)
My lasagna probably weighs 6lbs.
2.) Noodles (I'm partial to the obviously hated wavy ones, cooked just short of al dente)
3.) Globs of whole milk ricotta, spread over the noodles as best as possible
4.) Meat sauce (made with half ground beef, half spicy italian sausage)
5.) Diced eggs
6.) Whole milk mozzarella, generous amounts
7.) Sprinkle of parmesan
8.) Repeat with 3 more layers following the same plan.
9.) Top layer does not contain egg or ricotta, but has generous amounts of mozzarella
10.) Sprinkle generously with parmesan
11.) Bake until the cheese is brown and the corners are crunchy (my favorite part.)
My lasagna probably weighs 6lbs.
Turns out that there's a raging debate about whether or not to "egg" your lasagna.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtop...f=23&t=1131878
Last edited by milepig; Jan 18, 2017 at 11:45 am
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Never head of eggs in a lasagne. Though I suppose it might work. Maybe more with sausage than hamburg though. How much egg? Like, a layer, or just enough to add a little texture.
Then again I am likely to not make it. Had to through out half a dozen eggs I failed to boil correctly this evening.
Then again I am likely to not make it. Had to through out half a dozen eggs I failed to boil correctly this evening.
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Never head of eggs in a lasagne. Though I suppose it might work. Maybe more with sausage than hamburg though. How much egg? Like, a layer, or just enough to add a little texture.
Then again I am likely to not make it. Had to through out half a dozen eggs I failed to boil correctly this evening.
Then again I am likely to not make it. Had to through out half a dozen eggs I failed to boil correctly this evening.
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I'm curious about the diced eggs. Did this come from a recipe or something you added on your own and liked it?
Turns out that there's a raging debate about whether or not to "egg" your lasagna.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtop...f=23&t=1131878
Turns out that there's a raging debate about whether or not to "egg" your lasagna.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtop...f=23&t=1131878
Never head of eggs in a lasagne. Though I suppose it might work. Maybe more with sausage than hamburg though. How much egg? Like, a layer, or just enough to add a little texture.
Then again I am likely to not make it. Had to through out half a dozen eggs I failed to boil correctly this evening.
Then again I am likely to not make it. Had to through out half a dozen eggs I failed to boil correctly this evening.
The spicy sausage is key to me!
Last edited by iluv2fly; Jan 23, 2017 at 8:10 am Reason: merge
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I've had too many lasagnas, including too many that I made myself, that were "a leaky pink mess," so I definitely favor a sturdy, stand-up lasagna. However, I think I went a bit too far in that direction with my latest batch (which had five pasta layers); it was a bit dry, and I wish I'd used more sauce. Better luck next time, I hope.
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Lasagna is a major point of dissension between my wife and I. I prefer layers of pasta/ragu/mornay sauce, but her family have always added cottage cheese. The result is rather strange, but not entirely unpleasant. I believe in her families case it comes from the Welsh valleys where Italian immigrants (mostly running the local ice cream parlors from what I understand) couldn't get mozzarella to add to their lasagna and made do with the closest local cheese they could find. Their neighbours thought that was how authentic lasagna was supposed to be made.
There is a separate story to be told about the time her mother accidentally bought cottage cheese with pineapple chunks in ti and decided to go ahead with the lasagna anyway!
There is a separate story to be told about the time her mother accidentally bought cottage cheese with pineapple chunks in ti and decided to go ahead with the lasagna anyway!
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It takes about 5 easily-obtainable ingredients and about an hour to make fresh mozzarella at home.
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I would think that cottage cheese is closest to ricotta. Well, to be honest, cottage cheese very well could be ricotta depending on how authentic you are talking about the ricotta. Cottage cheese in the US really is the same recipe, only they leave the curds larger and add cream at the end. But cottage cheese varies from country to country.
And if you think Mozzarella is easy, you can do homemade ricotta with just milk and vinegar or lemon juice. Tastes incredible, but super high in lactose if you are lactose intolerant.
And if you think Mozzarella is easy, you can do homemade ricotta with just milk and vinegar or lemon juice. Tastes incredible, but super high in lactose if you are lactose intolerant.
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Lasagna is a major point of dissension between my wife and I. I prefer layers of pasta/ragu/mornay sauce, but her family have always added cottage cheese. The result is rather strange, but not entirely unpleasant. I believe in her families case it comes from the Welsh valleys where Italian immigrants (mostly running the local ice cream parlors from what I understand) couldn't get mozzarella to add to their lasagna and made do with the closest local cheese they could find. Their neighbours thought that was how authentic lasagna was supposed to be made.
There is a separate story to be told about the time her mother accidentally bought cottage cheese with pineapple chunks in ti and decided to go ahead with the lasagna anyway!
There is a separate story to be told about the time her mother accidentally bought cottage cheese with pineapple chunks in ti and decided to go ahead with the lasagna anyway!
They are a strange lot in Wales though, so who knows