Baked Lasagna

Ingredients

Sauce

• 3 pounds ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 3 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped

Lasagna

• 3/4 to 1 pound lasagna noodles
• Butter
• 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 pound Italian sausage or ground beef, coarsely chopped
• 2 hardboiled eggs, chopped
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup ricotta or cottage cheese

Instructions

Sauce

1. Put all the ingredients into a large cooking pot. Cover and simmer for about 1 hour.
2. Pass through a sieve; return to the pot, and season to your satisfaction. Continue to simmer until sauce has thickened.
3. Just before using this sauce, stir in 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter.
4. Lasagna: Brown sausage or beef, then drain.
5. Boil lasagna noodles. Drain and put a layer into a well buttered casserole dish.
6. Add a layer of mozzarella cheese, then a layer of sausage or beef and a thin layer of hardboiled egg.
7. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan and ricotta or cottage cheese. Moisten cheese with some of tomato sauce.
8. Continue in layers, finishing with a good thick layer of grated Parmesan.
9. Dot with butter and bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes.
10. Serve with garlic bread.