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[kittycats_delight]

I would LOVE the recipe for a real Italian Lasagna!!

You got it.

Pasticcio

2 tbsp of olive oil
500g minced meat
1 large onion chopped finely
1 celery stalk chopped finely
(i usually use a food processor to chopped the onion and celery so it is in tiny pieces)
4 cloves of garlic pressed
2 tbsp of white flour
300ml beef broth
150ml red wine
salt and pepper
1 tbsp parsley flakes
1 tsp basil
1 tsp marjoram
2 tbsp of tomato paste
butter
400g mozzarella ( I use buffalo mozzarella this is what the original calls for)
14 pieces of lasagna(fresh or precooked)
850ml besciamelle

1. heat the oil and cook the meat until it is a uniform color. Add the onion, celery and garlic and cook for another 3 minutes stirring frequently. Add the flour and stir continually for 1 minute.

2. in a pot ready the beef broth and add the wine. Add salt and pepper to your pleasure, add parsley, basil and marjoram and bring to a boil. Add this mixture then to the meat bring again to a boil. reduce heat and let sauce simmer 45 minutes. After 45 minutes add the tomato paste and allow to cook another 10 minutes. (this is what takes the longest as the sauce is made from scratch)

3. use the butter and grease a glass baking dish. place a very small amount of tomato sauce on the bottom then add a layer of pasta. then add a layer of meat sauce and besciamelle then cover with another layer of pasta. Repeat the layers 2 more times. Finish with a layer of meat sauce, besciamelle and the cubes (or if you prefer grated) mozzarella cheese. Place baking dish in a preheated 350° oven for about 35 minutes. Pasticcio will be ready when the crust forms on the top from the mozzarella.

[Sirrahsim]

oh my goodness! That sounds divine One of these days I will treat my husband to a REAL Pasticcio

Caseysmom, you don't even have to buy special noodles for my Mom's recipe. Any type will do. I use Skinner brand.

[caseysmom]

oh my goodness! That sounds divine One of these days I will treat my husband to a REAL Pasticcio

Caseysmom, you don't even have to buy special noodles for my Mom's recipe. Any type will do. I use Skinner brand.

That is good to know, maybe because there is enough moisture to cook the noodles.

[Sirrahsim]

yeah the extra water the recipe calls for is to make sure that there is enough As long as the edges of the noodles are covered and the foil is on there tightly they cook just fine.