Speedy Lasagna

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5/27/2013 7:30:00 AM

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Ease of Preparation: Easy
A recipe is merely words on paper; a guideline, a starting point from which to improvise. It cannot pretend to replace the practiced hand and telling glance of a watchful cook. For that reason feel free to stir your own ideas into this dish. When you cook it once, it becomes yours, so personalize it a bit. Add more of an ingredient you like or less of something you don't like. Try substituting one ingredient for another. Remember words have no flavour, you have to add your own!

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Yield: 4

Ingredients

Tomato Sauce

3 tablespoons of olive oil
2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
10 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
1 pound ground beef
4 Italian sausages, casings removed
1 28 ounce can tomatoes, crushed or pureed
1 small can tomato paste
2 cups beef stock
3 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried basil
3 bay leaves
Salt and pepper

Cheese Sauce

2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup 35% cream
475 grams (1 pound) ricotta cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 cups grated mozzarella cheese
Salt and pepper

Assembly

1 box of ready-to-bake lasagna noodles
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Tomato Sauce

Heat the oil in a large saucepot and add the onions.
Sauté until they soften and turn golden brown, about 5 minutes, and then add the garlic.
Sauté a few moments more then add the ground beef and sausage meat.
Chop the meats thoroughly with a spoon to break them up into small pieces.
Add the tomatoes and their juice, tomato paste, beef stock, oregano, basil, bay leaves, salt and pepper.
Stir well and heat until the entire mixture is simmering and heated through.
Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.

Cheese Sauce

Whisk eggs and cream together, then stir in the cheeses.
Season with salt and pepper.

Assembly

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Layer the ingredients together in a 9" x 13" x 3" or other baking pan.
Follow this sequence: a cup or so of sauce, a layer of noodles, half of the cheese sauce, one third of the grated Parmesan, noodle layer, meat sauce layer, noodle layer, remaining cheese sauce, one third of the grated Parmesan, noodle layer, remaining meat sauce, remaining Parmesan.
Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 hour.
Remove foil during last 15 minutes of cooking to allow the top to get golden and crusty.