FOOD IS UP IN THE AIR
What's one thing that keep you survive in this world? Of course it' FOOD (according to me). But then, who doesn't like to food? If I ever found someone who doesn't like food, I presume maybe they ate blood( ooh... Drank blood exactly) like kinda freaking vampire. Urghh... Creepy. Forget about that. Well, let's continue on! Everyone has their favorite (maybe an addiction) food. Me? Well, I'm not the picky type. For me food is helping myself from my own problem. It's kinda sort of a distraction. The point is I LOVE FOOD.
Lasagne originated in Italy, traditionally ascribed to the city of Naples (Campanisa), where the first modern recipe was created and published and became a traditional dish. Traditional lasagne is made by interleaving layers of pasta with layers of sauce, made with ragú, béchamel, and Parmigiana-Reggiani. In other regions and outside of Italy it is common to find lasagne made with ricotta or mozarella cheese, tomato sauce, various meats (e.g., ground beef, pork or chicken), miscellaneous vegetables (e.g., spinach, zucchini, mushrooms) and typically flavored with wine, garlic, onion, and oregano. In all cases the lasagne are oven-baked.
2. 1 1/2 (16-ounce) boxes lasagna noodles
3. Olive oil
4. 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
5. 4 cloves garlic, smashed, divided
6. Crushed red pepper flakes
7. 1 (12-ounce) package cremini mushrooms, stems removed, caps sliced
8. 1 zucchini, cut in 1/2 lengthwise and cut on the bias
9. 2 cups ricotta
11. 2 eggs
13. 1 recipe Chef Anne's All-Purpose Marinara Sauce, recipe follows
14. 1 pound grated mozzarella
Direction:
Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and bring to medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook until brown and crumbly. Remove from pan and reserve on paper towels.
Ditch the fat from the pan and add new olive oil along with 2 cloves of garlic and a pinch of crushed red pepper. Bring the pan to medium-high heat. When the garlic becomes golden and very aromatic, remove it from the heat and discard. Toss in the mushrooms and season them with salt. Cook the mushrooms until they are soft and wilted and dark brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from pan and reserve. Repeat this process with the remaining garlic and the zucchini.
In a small bowl, combine the ricotta, 1/2 the Parmigiano-Reggiano, the eggs, and the basil. Mix to combine well and season with salt.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In the bottom of a 9 by 13-inch deep-dish baking dish, add a couple ladlefuls of sauce and spread out in an even layer. Arrange a layer of the lasagna noodles to completely cover the sauce. Spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over the pasta. Place a layer of pasta going in the other direction as the first layer (this will give a little more stability). Spread a light layer of sauce on the pasta and sprinkle 1/3 of the sausage over the sauce, repeat this process with 1/3 of the mushrooms and zucchini. Sprinkle a layer of mozzarella and some of the remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano over the veggies. Repeat these layers until all the ingredients have been used up or the pan is full. Be sure that there is a layer of pasta on top covered with sauce and sprinkled with mozzarella and Parmigiano. Cover with foil.
Place the lasagna on a baking sheet and bake in the oven until the lasagna is hot and bubbly, about 1 hour 15 minutes, removing the foil for the last 15 minutes of cooking. Let cool for 20 minutes before slicing.
Note: For optimal slicing, make and bake the lasagna the day before. Heat it up again before slicing.
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