The introduction: the history of lasagna
My favorite dish is lasagna. I want to share the peculiarities of its cooking. First of all, I would like to point out that a flat type of pasta is considered one of the most well-known dishes in the world. Generally, the word is mostly associated with Southern Italy, as its main ingredient (a malleable mixture of flour and liquid or dough) was cooked there. Our days, the main components the dish consists of are eggs and semolina.
They say that lasagna is a Greek dish. Another interesting point is that in Greece, the word is still used to denote a certain kind of unleavened bread.
Another origin of the dish is associated with the cooking pot. It is said that they were the Romans who created the term.
The body: the process of cooking
The main ingredients the dish consists of are Italian sausage (one pound), cottage cheese (one pound), Mozarella cheese (one pound), mushrooms, noodles, pam, spaghetti sauce (it is up to you what type of sauce to choose), and Romano cheese.
The first step the cook is to follow is to boil noodles. There is a need to set them aside. When making lasagna, one must keep in mind that noodles are to be used to make four layers. The next step the cook is to follow is to mix the first four ingredients and to divide the mixture. There should be three layers of the mix. It is also necessary to use cooking spray.
The dish is to be layered in such order: the sauce (1/3), noodles, which are to lie thickly on the surface of the bottom, cheese mixture (1/3), another variety of noodles (this time no cheese is to be added), the sauce, and Parmesan cheese. The cook is to remember that the dish is to be covered with foil. There is a need to cook lasagna for about forty minutes. When Parmesan cheese reminds of brown color, the process of cooking is over. When ten minutes pass, the dish can be served.
When preparing the dish, the cook is to remember that many additions are prohibited from using. The sausage is to be cooked properly. Small children must be kept away from the stove.
The conclusion: some necessary advice
Necessary advice includes some noodle preparing tips. Thus, when boiling noodles, the cook is to add some oil. Noodles are recognized to be more delicious if they are al dente. When noodles are cooked, there is a need to run the cold water. The cook is to place noodles on a big plate.
So, the recipe I’ve provided the readers with is used to prepare the so-called raw lasagna. However, if a person wants to vary the dish, some extra ingredients can be added. For instance, the cook is to add some olives and tomatoes. However, these additional ingredients are to be added when the foil is removed. One of the essential elements is cottage cheese; however, some persons prefer ricotta cheese. They say that the type of cheese is more delicious.
On the other hand, some people can use the Romano blend. When adding Mozzarella cheese, a person is to remember that the ingredient is to be shred. There is no need to buy pre-shredded cheese.