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A chef working for a nobleman named Cesar du Plessis-Praslin created sugar-coated almonds as a digestive aid and named them 'pralines' in his employer's honour.
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Paneer [ Cottage Cheese ] will remain fresh for a longer duration if you keep it in a container filled with water in the fridge.
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| Simple Lasagna |
Added: 7th Jul, 2006 | Viewed 1522 times |  |  |
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| Take a little time out one weekend and invest it in fresh pasta dough. The lasagna you make from that will be out of this world, I promise. |
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| Ingredients |
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1 quantity fresh pasta dough
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1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese | | For The Meat Sauce |
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500g beef mince
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2 cans diced tomato
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2 tbsp tomato paste
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1 tbsp basil, chopped
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1 garlic clove, crushed
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1 tbsp olive oil | | For The Cheese Filling |
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3 cups ricotta cheese
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2 eggs, lightly beaten
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1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
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1 tbsp parsley, chopped |
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| To Make Lasagna Sheets | | Roll out pasta to 2 or 3mm thick sheets and cut into 7X11cm rectangles. Set lasagna sheets aside. |
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| To Make Meat Sauce | | To make meat sauce, heat oil in a large frying pan on high. Add mince and garlic. Cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring often, until browned. Add remaining ingredients and season to taste. Reduce heat to low and partially cover. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until sauce thickens slightly. |
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| To Make Cheese Filling | To make the cheese filling, combine all ingredients in a bowl, mix well, season and set aside.
Preheat oven to 180oC. Lightly grease a 33cmX23cmX5cm ovenproof dish. Cook lasagna sheets in batches in a large saucepan of boiling,salted water for 4 minutes. Drain and spread on a clean tea-towel. Cover base of dish with one layer of lasagna sheets. Top with half of cheese filling, one third of mozzarella and on third of meat sauce. Repeat layers, finishing with a layer of meat sauce topped with mozzarella. Bake for 30 minutes. |
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| | Serving suggestions |
| Stand for 10 minutes before serving. |
| | Gel's Notes |
| If you wish to store your homemade pasta, make sure it is completely dry before storing to prevent moldiness. | |
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