I spent most of the afternoon and into the evening making lasagna with my 11 year old daughter. Cooking together has kind have turned into our thing. Granted, it wasn't all active cooking time (e.g. after we put the sauce together it spent a solid 3 hrs simmering).
Sauce was made from fresh crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, onion, garlic, fennel, brown sugar, fresh basil and parsley, italalian seasoning, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, italian sausage and ground beef.
Did not boil the lasagna noodles. Let them sit in hot water for about 30 mins, changing the water out about halfway through. This gave the lasagna a nice body as the noodles finished cooking in the oven. I'd like to try my hand and making the pasta from scratch on another day.
Layered sauce, noodles, homemade bechamel, mozzarella sliced of a block, more meat sauce, freshly grated parmesan, noodles, bechamel, sauce, mozzarella, and finally more parm.
Cooked in the oven covered with foil for 25 mins at 375, removed foil and cooked for another 25. Let the whole thing rest for about 15-20 before diving in.
Overall...money. And well worth the ~6 hrs I put into it (especially considering quality time with the kiddo).
