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A classic of Italian cuisine

A classic of Italian cuisine
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Lasagna al Forno from Ciccio Sultano

Main Dish
Kochbuch
Meat
Sizilien
Pasta
Italienische Küche
Faschiertes
Lasagne

Top chef Ciccio Sultano adds a touch of Sicilian cuisine to the Italian classic.

Ciccio Sultano

Preparation time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Creative Concept: Florence Wibowo

For the lasagne dough

Ingredients (4 servings)
250 g Durum wheat semolina
90 ml Water
1 Egg yolk

For the ragù

Ingredients (4 servings)
400 g Minced meat from "Nero Siciliano dei Nebrodi" (pork)
400 g Beef mince
50 g Carrot, peeled, in small cubes
50 g Celery stalks, peeled, in small cubes
50 g Yellow onions, peeled, in small cubes
1 Garlic clove, chopped
Salt
Pepper
Nutmeg
75 g Tomato Purée
400 ml Water
dash Red wine
500 g Tomato pieces (from the tin)
Thyme, rosemary, sage and marjoram tied into a bunch
Basil
25 ml Extra virgin olive oil

For the béchamel sauce

Ingredients (4 servings)
500 ml Milk, hot
30 g Butter
30 g Flour W 480
Salt, pepper, nutmeg

Ingredients (4 servings)
600 g Melanzani, sliced and fried in olive oil
4 Hard-boiled eggs, peeled
120 g Parmesan cheese
Butter

Ingredients (4 servings)

Preparation of lasagne sheets:

  • Knead a rather firm dough from the ingredients - add durum wheat semolina if necessary. Leave to rest in a cool place for at least 15 minutes. Flatten, cut to the size of the casserole dish and boil briefly in salted water. Rinse in cold water.

Preparation of ragù:

  • Sauté the finely diced vegetables in olive oil and add the chopped garlic. Add the two types of mince to the pan, break up with a wooden spoon and fry until the contents of the pan appear quite dry. Deglaze with a good dash of red wine, reduce again and then add the tomato pieces and the tomato puree whisked in the water.
  • Stew for about 1 ½ hours over a medium heat.

Preparation of béchamel sauce:

  • Melt the butter in a sauté pan, stir in the flour and sweat for 2 minutes - without letting it take on any color. Pour in the milk three times while stirring and stir in until lump-free.
  • Simmer briefly, remove from the heat and season with salt and nutmeg.

Preparation:

  • Grease a baking dish with butter. Starting with a pasta sheet, layer 5 layers of pasta, ragù, béchamel and grated Parmesan in the oven dish. Alternate the layers with slices of hard-boiled eggs and fried eggplant slices.
  • Bake the lasagne at 200 °C for 25 minutes and leave to rest a little before serving.

Tip:

The Falstaff wine recommendation

Tenuta delle Terre Nere
2019 Etna Rosso DOC

Red cuvée from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio with a pure sound of wild cherry and raspberry. Accents of dried thyme and ground white pepper, mineral hints of iron and smoke.
tenutaterrenere.com


Recipe from the Falstaff cookbook "The best recipes in Italy".

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