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May 17, 2014 at 10:15PM vs May 17, 2014 at 10:16PM
Talia's Modified Lasagna
<h1>Sauce</h1>
<ul>
<li>Medium sized white onion, finely diced</li>
<li>1 pound hamburger meat</li>
<li>1 pound sausage meat (sweet Italian sausages are good)</li>
<li>2-3 cloves garlic, minced</li>
<li>1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes</li>
<li>6 oz can tomato paste</li>
<li>;<;span style="font-size:10.5pt">1 bunch carrots, chopped into 1/4-inch rounds</span></li>
<li>;<;span style="font-size:10.5pt">4 tsp dried basil</span></li>
<li>1/4 tsp cayenne, or to taste</li>
<li>;<;span style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:1.4">1 tsp. salt</span></li>
<li>dash of balsamic vinegar</li>
<li>dash of fish sauce</li>
</ul>
<h1>Rest of the lasagna</h1>
<ul>
<li>500 g cottage cheese </li>
<li>;<;span style="font-size:10.5pt">10&nbsp;lasagna noodles</span></li>
<li>grated mozzarella for topping</li>
</ul>
<p>Put a pot of water on to boil and cook lasagna noodles for 8-10 minutes, or according to package instructions. Aim for a firm noodle, as the noodles will absord liquid in the lasagna.</p>
<p>Put some olive oil in a frying pan and heat to medium-high. Add the onions and carrots and cook until vegetables are beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.</p>
<p>;<;span style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:1.4">Meanwhile, remove the sausages from their casings and mash the meat up, and then add the hamburger meat and mash until thoroughly mixed.</span></p>
<p>;<;span style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:1.4">Add the meat to the fry pan and cook until no pink is to be seen. If desired, pour off some of the excess fat.</span></p>
<p>Add tomatoes and tomato paste to sauce along with all the seasonings. <;span style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:1.4">Bring to a boil, then simmer until everything comes together into a delicious sauce, about 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. If sauce is unduly runny (especially if you did not pour off the meat fat), then add a little flour until thickened.</span></p>
<p>;<;span style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:1.4">Layer the lasagna in a casserole dish like so: &:</span></p>
<ul>
<li>1/3 meat sauce</li>
<li>1/2 the cottage cheese</li>
<li>5 lasagna noodles</li>
<li>1/3 meat sauce</li>
<li>1/2 the cottage cheese</li>
<li>1/3 meat sauce</li>
<li>mozzarella topping</li>
</ul>
<p>Place the dish on a cookie sheet so drippings do not splash on your oven floor. <;span style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:1.4">Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. At the end, turn on the broiler and broil for 4 minutes, or until cheese is crispy and well-browned.</span></p>
<p>;<;span style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:1.4">See also <;/span><;a href="/recipe/200"; style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 1.4;">Mom’s Lasagna</a>;<span style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:1.4"> and <;/span><;a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/the_best_lasagn/"; style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 1.4;">Pioneer Woman Lasagna</a>;<span style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:1.4">;.</span></p>