Lasagna - a kind of pasta, which are long, flat, broad leaves that are ideal for lamination.The length of each plate should be in the form of 6 to 7 inches, or 15 to 18 cm. Special sheets for lasagne may be flat or corrugated.Fluted lasagna common in southern Italy, but are rarely used in northern Italy.It is also popular in the United States.
first lasagna recipe was described in the 14th century in the first cookbook Forme of Cury , published in England, where he painted in great detail how to make lasagna sheets.There are three
the history of lasagna recipe.Two of them claimed that the dish originally appeared in ancient Greece, because the word «laganoz» in Greek language means "dough without yeast" that is, with only flour and water.A flat sheet of pasta, cut into strips or «lasanon», from the Greek means "pot for cooking pasta."Subsequently, the Italians "borrowed" the name of the vessel and over time it came to mean the dish.The third version suggests that lasagna originates from the fourteenth century, where the English dish loseyn (sounds like "Laza") was very popular during the reign of Richard II.Nevertheless, despite all the numerous theories and assumptions, lasagna has long been considered an Italian dish that is often prepared for holidays and family dinners.
Italy lasagna completely flat, and the Americans, as a rule, lasagna sheets wrapped inside to keep the sauce.The traditional dish should be stuffed with meat, which is flavored with red wine, nutmeg, bechamel sauce and parmesan cheese.But this basic recipe for today is enough altered and expanded.Good lasagna - it is perfectly balanced taste of dough and fillings.All recipes for this dish are as follows - for lasagna sheets alternate with different sauces and toppings, as well as other ingredients.This can be meat, spinach, eggplant, tomato sauce, curd and spinach and mozzarella, ricotta and parmesan.Puff lasagna can be frozen without further cooking and to cook at any time.
sheets of lasagna made from durum wheat, so they are quite hard even after baking.They can be bought ready-made or make yourself.But how to cook lasagna sheets at home?Everything is quite simple.
To do this, sift the flour on a large, smooth surface or in a large bowl.At the center of the flour to break the eggs, olive oil and salt.Mix the ingredients with a fork, using all the flour.Continue to knead dough with hands until smooth and homogeneous.If necessary, add a little water and flour, the dough was not too sticky or too stiff.Further tests need to take the form of a ball and let it rest in the refrigerator at least 1 hour, wrapped in plastic wrap or a damp tea towel covering.
to roll out the dough and to obtain flat sheets for lasagna, use a special machine for pasta.This will speed up the process of making the same even sheets.Separate the dough from the bowl a small piece and roll it to a thickness of 0,3-0,5sm, giving a smooth shape of a rectangle.If you do not have a special machine, you can roll the dough into sheets by hand.Cook the lasagne according to the recipe, first decoction of the leaves in boiling water to which you want to add a tablespoon of oil.
Even in the colorful world of comic books, lasagna gained considerable fame - favorite food and lazy fat cat Garfield is just that the Italian treat.She also sung by famous singers - Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of the song "La Bamba" as "Lasagna," which was included in his album «Even Worse».
