Brazilian Lasagna
Luciana (from Curitiba, Brazil) taught me this. She grew up with this back home. It's a white lasagne, with ground beef and ham slices. Conceptually similar to the familiar "red" lasagne, but a completely different taste. We loved it.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2tablespoons butter
- 3tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1cup milk
- 1⁄4teaspoon nutmeg
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1small white onion, chopped
- 1
- 1⁄2lb ground beef
- 1
- 1lb uncooked lasagne noodles
- 1⁄2lb sliced mozzarella cheese
- 1⁄2lb thinly sliced ham
- 2ounces grated parmesan cheese
- 2teaspoons oregano
- 2teaspoons salt
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DIRECTIONS
- Melt butter with flour in saucepan over medium heat. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper. Add milk slowly while stirring mixture with a wooden spoon. Bring sauce to boil and cook 10 minutes. Set white sauce aside until it's time to assemble the lasagne.
- Brown ground beef in a large sauce pan over high heat with vegetable oil, onion and garlic. Add tomatoes and water just enough to cook a thick meat sauce. Set meat sauce aside until it's time to assemble the lasagne.
- Preheat oven to 350°F Bring four quarts of water to a boil. Stir in salt then add noodles four at a time and cook uncovered until tender but firm. Use a large fork or slotted spoon to remove cooked noodles directly to the baking dish.
- Spoon meat sauce into baking dish. Make four layers of noodles, as follows: Put first layer of noodles on top of meat sauce. Then alternate each layer with meat sauce, mozzarella and ham. In one of the layers put only white sauce with ham. Cover lasagne with sauce, grated parmesan and a sprinkle of oregano. Bake for 20 minutes. Cover with foil during baking to avoid cheese from burning.
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