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Crazy Lasagne: Lasagne "Cacate" de Modica

Mario Batali

Recipe courtesy Mario Batali

Show: Molto MarioEpisode: St. Martin's Day

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

  • Cook Time:

    30 min

  • Level:

    Intermediate

  • Yield:

    4 servings

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1 hr 0 min
Inactive Prep
30 min
Cook
30 min
Total:
2 hr 0 min
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Ingredients

Meat ragu:

  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1/2 cup
  • 2 medium onions, chopped in large dice
  • 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
  • Pinch peperoncino
  • 1/2 pound sausage, out of casing
  • 3/4 pound ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 (28-ounce) cans peeled whole tomatoes, crushed by hand
  • 1 cup red wine
  • Salt

Lasagne:

  • 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
  • 2 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 pound dried lasagne noodles
  • Cacciacavallo cheese, to taste
  • 1/4 fennel fronds
  • Grated Pecorino cheese, to taste

Directions

In a 3-quart saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and light golden brown, about 7 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic, fennel seeds and peperoncino and stir to combine. Add the sausage, beef, tomato paste, canned tomatoes, and red wine. Bring the sauce to boil. Lower the heat and let the sauce simmer for about 30 minutes before removing the pan from the heat. Salt, to taste.

In a bowl, combine the ricotta with 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, chopped parsley and black pepper. Set aside.

Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil. Season with 2 tablespoons salt. Cook the lasagne noodles according to the directions on the package, boiling them until they are tender but still al dente. Drain. Toss the cooked noodles in the meat ragu with the cacciacavallo cheese, ricotta mixture, and fennel fronds. Garnish with Pecorino.

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Comments & Reviews

  • recipe Crazy Lasagne: Lasagne "Cacate" de Modica
    Anonymous 08-11-2006

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    Delicious but messy

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    I love this sauce recipe- the wine and fennel seeds add a wonderful flavor. I used fennel sausage which was lovely. I agree... that perhaps it will turn out less heavy without the oil in the cheese mixture. The one problem is that it is really quite messy to serve and eat. I ended up layering it in a pan and slicing it for more ease.Read more
  • recipe Crazy Lasagne: Lasagne "Cacate" de Modica
    Anonymous 01-04-2006

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    Crazy Lasagne

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Probably the best lasagne I've ever served...
  • recipe Crazy Lasagne: Lasagne "Cacate" de Modica
    Steve Dallas, TX 12-21-2005

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    This is a repeat favorite

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I've probably made this dish more than anything else I cook. Even my hard-to-please father loved it. Delicious.
  • recipe Crazy Lasagne: Lasagne "Cacate" de Modica
    rebecca barrington, NJ 12-12-2005

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    A famliy favorite

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I used smaller noodles for my 3 yr old to handle better, but this is a great one.
  • recipe Crazy Lasagne: Lasagne "Cacate" de Modica
    MARIA Greenlawn, NY 11-25-2005

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    Maria - Greenlawn,NY

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I loved this dish even though I made some variations. I omitted the fennel seed and used papardelle pasta instead of lasagne.... The ricotta and olive oil slurry was too heavy so I simply used rhe ricotta. Excellent dish. Thanks MoltoRead more
  • recipe Crazy Lasagne: Lasagne "Cacate" de Modica
    Deborah Bellevue, WA 11-22-2005

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    D. Lazetti

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    This dish had an absolutely amazing flavor. The combination of fennel and pasta was very good. I'm not used to cooking with... fennel as a spice, but this made me a fennel fan. I had a bit of difficulty getting the olive oil / ricotta mixture just right. But again, the flavor and texture of this dish is YUMMY.Read more
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