Ingredients: |
Ingredients: For Meat Sauce:
2 Tbs. Olive Oil
2 Tbs. butter
2 oz. pancetta, finely chopped/diced
3/4 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. Italian sausage (ground or casing removed)
1 onion , finely chopped
1 large bay leaf
1 tsp. thyme
pinch of nutmeg
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt & pepper to taste
1 Tbs. rosemary
1 c. white wine or chicken broth
28 oz. crushed or diced tomatoes
1 lb. ziti rigate or penne rigate
For Cheese Layer:
1 c. ricotta cheese, drained
1 c. mozzarella cheese
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. Parm cheese
2 Tbs. parsley
salt & pepper to taste
For Bechamel:
3 Tbs. butter
3 Tbs. flour
1 c. warm milk
salt, white pepper & nutmeg to taste
1/2 c. cream
handful of grated Parm. cheese
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Directions: |
Directions:For meat sauce, heat olive oil. Add pancetta, render 2 min. then add beef & sausage. Brown 12 -15 min then add onions, bay leaf, thyme, nutmeg, garlic, salt, pepper & rosemary, cook 10 minutes more. Add wine/broth and let it absorb; add tomatoes & simmer 30-40 min.
Cook pasta for 5 min. in salted boiling water. Reserve 1 c. starchy cooking water then drain & run pasta under cold water to cool.
Combine ricotta, mozzarella, eggs, Parm., parsley, salt & pepper in a bowl.
For bechamel, heat butter and melt. Whisk flour into melted butter, then add warm milk, season with salt, pepper & nutmeg. Lower heat and add cream. Cook to thicken slightly.
Preheat oven to 375º F.
Mix pasta into meat sauce. Pour half of meat sauce/pasta mix into 9x13 pan, top with Cheese layer (like a lasagna). Add remaining meat sauce/pasta mix & pour bechamel sauce over the top. Sprinkle Parm. cheese over the top and bake until brown & bubbly (25 - 30 min). |
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