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Over the top lasagna recipe from Italy for the celebration of Carnevale (Mardi Gras). It includes a layer of meatballs, chopped prosciutto and salami in addition to the normal cast of ingredients in a regular lasagna. It is called “La Grande” for a good reason! Enjoy this Italian speciality for Mardi Gras celebrations!
Prepare the Bolognese Sauce First:
Saute onions, carrots, celery and garlic in the butter. After 5 minutes once the veggies are soft, add the ground meats and brown them. Add salt and pepper to taste. Once meats are browned, drain grease and add tomato paste, wine, broth/stock, and parsley. Simmer mixtures slowly for 2 and 1/2 hours, adding another 1/2 cup of broth/stock to your desired thickness (should be fairly thick).
As that simmers, start to prepare the meatballs:
Chop up the prosciutto. Mix it in with the other 3 meats and add Parmigiano cheese. Add parsley, garlic, and bread crumbs. Then add the beaten egg. Check moisture; if too wet, add more bread crumbs.
Form mixture into very small balls – about 1/2″ to 1″ size.
Saute the meatballs in about 2 Tablespoons of butter for 10 minutes, stirring so that all sides are browned.
Remove from butter and place on a plate with an absorbent towel. Keep the meatballs warm. Makes about 4 batches of meatballs. Freeze what you don’t use.
Next prepare the White Sauce:
Blend all three ingredients together (cheese, parsley, egg). Set aside until you are ready to assemble the lasagna.
Assemble the Lasagna:
Pre-heat oven to 360 degrees.
In a large, deep pot, boil some slightly salted water.
Partially cook the lasagna noodles (I recommend that you cook them for about half of the time indicated on the box). Pour noodles into a colander and run under cold water.
Brush some olive oil on the bottom and sides of a HUGE, DEEP lasagna pan. Lay a very thin layer of the bolognese sauce on the bottom of pan. Layer first layer of noodles, overlapping each a bit. Spread a thin layer of white sauce. Spread layer of meatballs. Sprinkle on a layer of prosciutto and salami. Pour a layer of bolognese sauce on top and then sprinkle a layer of Mozzarella. Sprinkle thin layer of Parmigiano. REPEAT for 3 full layers, using up all ingredients.
Bake for 30 minutes!
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