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| Cooking at Home - Lasagne Alla Bolognese |
After watching Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos “Extra
Virgin” Cooking Channel TV Show we just had to make Lasagne Alla
Bolognese for our Family…
Bolognese Sauce
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - soffritto - onion, carrots, and celery - pancetta |
For any new recipe staging is very important. Cut your vegetables,
position bowls, knives, wooden spoon, etc
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - soffritto - onion, carrots, and celery |
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - soffritto - parsley and pancetta |
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - soffritto - onion, carrots, and celery - add pancetta |
Sauté the onion, carrots, and celery in about 5 tablespoons olive oil until
soft. Add the pancetta to the soffritto (onion mixture).
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - add meat |
Cook on a medium-heat for about 7 to 10 minutes,
then add the meat; break it up well with a wooden spoon.
Note: You can jack up the heat a bit, and
keep stirring until all the ground meat is browned.
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - Add the red pepper flakes |
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - add parsley |
Add the red pepper flakes and the parsley and cook for just 1 minute.
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce -Add Sangiovese or Chianti |
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce -Add Sangiovese or Chianti |
Add the wine now and cook until the alcohol is completely evaporated,
scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - tomatoes smooth in a food processor |
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - Add tomatoes sauce |
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - cook for about 2 and a half hours |
Pulse the tomatoes smooth in a food processor and add them to the meat,
season generously with salt and pepper, lower the flame to medium and cook for
about 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - add whole milk |
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| Cooking at Home - Bolognese Sauce - stir well and set aside, to cool off |
Finish the sauce by adding the whole milk, stir well and set aside, to
cool off.
Besciamella
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| Cooking at Home - Besciamella - Melt the 1/2 cup butter in a pan over medium heat |
Melt the 1/2 cup butter in a pan over medium heat.
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| Cooking at Home - Besciamella - Stir in the flour with a wooden spoon |
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| Cooking at Home - Besciamella - Stir in the flour with a wooden spoon |
Stir in the flour with a wooden spoon.
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| Cooking at Home - Besciamella - Melt the 1/2 cup butter in a pan over medium heat. Brown flour |
Note: This is an important moment, as you have to slowly toast the flour without burning it. This will help you lose the flowery taste.
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| Cooking at Home - Besciamella - Melt the 1/2 cup butter in a pan over medium heat. Stir in the flour with a wooden spoon |
Warm up the milk and gradually ladle into the pot with the butter-flour
mixture, whisking constantly while bringing the mixture to a boil. Reduce the
heat, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
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| Cooking at Home - Besciamella - Season the sauce with freshly grated nutmeg, salt, and pepper |
Season the sauce with freshly grated nutmeg, salt,
and pepper.
Note: If the sauce is too thick, add a little more
milk, if too runny, return to the heat and add a pat of butter mixed with an
equal amount of all-purpose flour. Besciamella should not taste floury.
Lasagne Alla Bolognese
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter the lasagne pan well and add a very thin layer of meat sauce.
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| Cooking at Home - Lasagne Alla Bolognese - Add the ayer of lasagne noodles and in order, cover with meat sauce, about 3 ladles besciamella, and a generous sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Repeat the same process |
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| Cooking at Home - Lasagne Alla Bolognese - Adding besciamella |
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| Cooking at Home - Lasagne Alla Bolognese - Adding besciamella |
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| Cooking at Home - Lasagne Alla Bolognese - Add generous sprinkle of Parmesan cheese |
Add the first layer of
lasagne noodles and in order, cover with meat sauce, about the besciamella, and a generous sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Repeat the same
process until you reach the top of the dish. Make sure the lasagne noodles are
soaking into the sauce.
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| Cooking at Home - Lasagne Alla Bolognese - add butter and bake for about 30 minutes |
When done layering the ingredients, top the lasagne
with a final ladle of meat sauce and some besciamella, add a few thin slices of
butter and finish with some grated Parmesan.
Bake for about 30 minutes.
Heat a broiler. When your
lasagne alla bolognese is cooked, give it a nice crisp top by
broiling it for about 5 minutes.
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| Cooking at Home - Lasagne Alla Bolognese |
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| Cooking at Home - Lasagne Alla Bolognese - add butter and bake for about 30 minutes |
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| Cooking at Home - Lasagne Alla Bolognese |
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| Cooking at Home - Lasagne Alla Bolognese - Serve this dish with extra-virgin olive oil and some grated parmesan, to taste |
Serve this dish with extra-virgin olive oil and some grated
parmesan, to taste.
Our family arrived early. Janet
had just finished the Besciamella (the Bolognese was prepared the day before). The day was
warm making the kitchen especially hot. I think everyone was thinking ‘Lasagna
on such a warm day!’
The Lasagna turned out to be over the top in
flavor, but because very little cheese was used it held up to the heat of the
day…
The Lasagna alla Bolognese is hardy enough for cool
days and light enough for warm days, yummy.
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