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I want to read all your comments about lasagna. Share recipes, ingredients, techniques, suggestions, likes, dislikes, etc.

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>> No.9078902

>>9078897
I like a layer or two of ricotta and finely chopped basil mixture in there. The best lasagna always seems to have it.

>> No.9078913

>>9078897

Lasagna can be made with almost any noodle.
Noddle preference ranked (most preferred at top):
>lasagna
>fettuccine
>angle hair
>rigatoni
power gap
>orzo
>large shells
>gnocchi
power gap
>sponge bob shapes
>lasagna no boil

>> No.9079022

>>9078913
How could it possibly be lasagna without lasagna in it? Do you make chicken soup with beef as the meat too?

>> No.9079034

>>9078902
>ricotta
why are americans so lazy, making a bechemal is easy

>>9078913
thats just pasta bake/baked zitti

>> No.9079040

>>9078897
>>9078902
>>9078913
Fucking su buman slumfeck

>> No.9079044
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9079044

>>9078902
Holy shit guys. I casually Googled ricotta out of curiosity, and from the Wikipedia article I found out it's actually supposed to be simple to make. Not a big deal in and of itself, I know, but bear with me. I know nothing about making cheese, so I searched how to do it on YouTube and found this gem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VkX4zBMz2E

I'm quickly developing a crush on that woman. But regardless of that, the video is pretty well made and informative. As an added bonus, the channel seems pretty fucking good too. It has food porn, recipe videos, and informative stuff about farming practices all in one place.

>> No.9079056

Ricotta is a pretty bland cheese so be sure to season it.
Your meat sauce should be thick and brown not watery and red.
If you can't find fresh mozzarella mix half and half ricotta/cheddar and top with that.
Use full fat everything lasagna is not diet food.

>> No.9079059

>>9078897
I hate mondays

>> No.9079093

>>9078897
Nothing wrong with using a store bought sauce in a jar. Add in a small box of frozen spinach and a couple of red or yellow or orange bell peppers and you can have a vegetarian (not vegan of course) lasagna and there's nothing wrong with that.

>> No.9079134

People who don't use bechamel on their lasagna are shits.

>> No.9079146

>>9079134
I always fail at making a roux.

>> No.9079148
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9079148

>>9078897

Nice looking 'gna ya got there.

>> No.9079156

>>9079148

>'gna

I fucking hate this board

>> No.9079172

>>9079146
How? It's not hard. Use equal parts oil and all-purpose flour. Heat the oil in a pan on medium low, sieve the flour in gradually while stirring gently with a whisk until combined with the oil. Continue whisking as the roux cooks. The longer it cooks, the darker the roux will get. For bechamel it should be a light blonde color, for stuff like gumbo it should be a very dark brown.

>> No.9079186

>>9079022
People have applied the term lasagna to a huge variety of casseroles that follow the same basic structure, despite that fact that no actual lasagna noodles are actually used. Best example would be Mexican lasagna, utilizing tortillas as the noodles.

>> No.9079233

>>9078897

Make your own fresh sheet noodles - and add a pinch of baking powder to the noodles. When they bake, they'll get a little fluffy. It's wonderful. Don't bother boiling them in water before cooking them, just us a little extra sauce.