Ingredients
- 750 gr ripe tomatoes (plum)
- 650 gr tomatoes (canned crushed)
- 550 gr turkey meat (freshly ground)
- 525 ml water (hot)
- 250 gr ricotta cheese
- 120 ml dry wine (red)
- 45 ml olive oil
- 40 gr parmesan cheese (grated)
- 28 gr melted butter
- 18 gr garlic (finely chopped)
- 4 gr oregano (chopped fresh)
- 3 gr garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 gr pepper flakes (hot red)
- 12 slices lasagne
To make sauce, core tomatoes and cut them into 3 cm cubes. Put tomatoes in food processor and blend until coarsely chopped. (There should be about 4 cups.) Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet; add 2 tablespoons garlic. Cook briefly but do not brown. Add tomatoes, red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon fresh oregano and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. To prepare lasagne, heat 2 tablespoons oil in non-stick skillet; add turkey. Cook, stirring to break up meat, until lightly browned. Add 1 teaspoon garlic, stir; add wine. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until wine evaporates. Add tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon oregano and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cook lasagne in salted water, according to instructions on package, adding lasagne strips one at a time. Cook until tender. Add cold water to cool. Drain, and spread strips one at a time on a damp cloth. Lightly grease a 2 litre oblong baking dish. Add a layer of lasagne. Beat ricotta with hot water to make it spreadable. Spread about one third of ricotta over lasagne. Spread a layer of meat sauce over ricotta and sprinkle about quarter of Parmesan cheese over top. Continue making layers, ending with a layer of lasagne. Sprinkle with remaining Permesan cheese. Pour melted butter over all. Bake in preheated 400-degree oven 15 minutes or until lasagne is piping hot and bubbling. Makes 4 to 6 servings.