Ultimate Lasagna

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Ingredients

• For the sauce
• 1/4 Spanish onion, finely chopped
• Olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 28-ounce can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes
• Fresh basil
• For the pasta
• 550 grams all-purpose flour
• 5 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• For the bechamel
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 63 grams all-purpose flour
• 4 1/2 cups whole milk
• Kosher salt
• Ground white pepper
• Freshly grated nutmeg
• Other
• 1 pound low moisture, full-fat mozzarella
• 1 pound Italian sausage
• Freshly grated Parmesan

Instructions

1. Prepare the sauce by sautéing onion, garlic, tomato paste, oregano, and San Marzano tomatoes. Simmer for 45 minutes to an hour.
2. Make the pasta dough by combining flour, eggs, and salt. Rest the dough for 30 minutes, then roll it out and cut into lasagna sheets.
3. Prepare the bechamel by making a roux with butter and flour, then adding milk and seasoning with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
4. Brown the Italian sausage, then combine with the sauce.
5. Assemble the lasagna by layering sauce, mozzarella, Parmesan, and bechamel between pasta sheets.
6. Bake covered at 375°F for 30-45 minutes, then uncovered for 15-20 minutes until browned.
7. Let the lasagna rest for at least 30 minutes before serving. Garnish as desired.

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