I am absolutely in love with this #lasagna When I say that this is the most amazing lasagna I've ever made and tried, I am not exaggerating! My family and staff agree! And they are my toughest critics!
It's on our family Christmas menu now!
It sure is a labor of love, and I recommend making the pasta and the pureé the day before, so you're not in the kitchen all day!
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INGREDIENTS
-10 pasta sheets
-2 small #butternutsquash
-8 italian sausages
-400 gr #fontina
-75 gr #Parmigianoreggiano
-750ml 2% milk
-250 ml cream
-1/2 cup butter
-1/2 cup AP flour
-1/2 cup white wine
-1/4 cup EVOO
-1 shallot
-Thyme
-Salt
-1/2 tsp freshly grated #nutmeg
METHOD
1. Heat oven to 375F°
2. Cut the butternut in half, and scoop the seeds out. Place on a parchment or foil-lined cookie sheet, drizzle with EVOO and sprinkle with salt and thyme.
3. Bake for 45-60 minutes or until soft.
4. Take the casing off of the sausages, and add sausage meat into a hot, large pan.
6. Add the wine and cook for a few minutes breaking them up with a spoon.
7. Add the minced shallot and cook until caramelized.
8. Once the squash is cooked and cool enough to handle,scoop the pulp out and place it in a bowl.
9. Take 3 cups of butternut pulp and place in a separate bowl. You can freeze the rest of the pulp for another recipe.
10. Make the roux for the bechamel, by melting the butter in a small pot on low, then add flour and whisk for 3 minutes.
11. Add the milk and cream that you have previously heated, to the roux, and keep stirring until thickened and the flour doesn't taste raw anymore. About 7-10 minutes.
12. Season with salt and nutmeg.
13. Whether you're using fresh, homemade, or dry pasta sheets, you need to cook them for at least 3 minutes. It makes a huge difference!
14. Cook the pasta sheets and lay them on clean kitchen towels.
14. Add 1 cup of bechamel to the butternut and puree with a blender.
15. Assemble the lasagna in a baking dish, starting with bechamel, pureé, sausage, cheese, and bechamel.
16. Repeat 2 more times. Top the last layer with bechamel and cheese, and bake at 375°for 45 minutes.
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