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Daring Bakers: Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna

Author: Gaby

Ingredients

Spinach Lasagne noodles

  • 2 jumbo eggs
  • 10 ounces fresh spinach rinsed dry, and finely chopped
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • Bechamel
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 2 2/3 cups milk
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • Freshly grated nutmeg to taste
  • Ragu alla Contadina
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 ounces pancetta finely chopped
  • 1 medium onion minced
  • 1 medium stalk celery with leaves minced
  • 1 small carrot minced
  • 4 ounces boneless veal shoulder or round
  • 4 ounces pork loin trimmed of fat, or 4 ounces
  • 8 ounces beef skirt steak
  • 1 ounce thinly sliced Prosciutto di Parma
  • 2/3 cup dry red wine
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock homemade if possible
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 canned plum tomatoes drained
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • To prepare the pasta:
  • Steam the spinach for a few minutes and then squeeze all the liquid out using a potato ricer. On a large surface pile your flour and make a well in the center. Add the eggs into the well. Mix with spinach and the eggs together with a fork. Start adding the flour until all the flour is mixed into the pasta. Knead by hand for 5 minutes. Wrap in plastic wrap and set aside to rest at room temp for 30 minutes. THEN... comes the hard part. You need to cut this into 4 equal sized pieces and roll it out until its paper thin... all I can say is good luck. I hope you have a pasta attachement and your smart enough to use it! Cut your pasta pieces into 4 x 8 inch strips and cook in boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove the cooked pasta and soak in an ice bath and then set to rest on paper towlel until ready to assemble.
  • To prepare the bechamel:
  • In a large saucepan melt the butter over medium hight heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring with a whisk, for 3 minutes. Slowly add the milk, and whisk together. Add the grated nutmeg. Whisk and cook over medium heat for several minutes, until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and let cool.
  • To prepare the ragu:
  • Heat the olive oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat.