Pasticcio alla Radicchio
Akki Roti
November 3, 2016Half & Half Roti
November 3, 2016
- 1 package fresh lasagna, about 2/3 pound (300 g): Ideally the kind that needn’t be boiled
- 1 2/3 pounds (750 g) Radicchio Trevigiano or other Radicchio
- 1-2 onions, peeled and minced
- 1/2 pound (225 g) ricotta
- 1/2 pound (225 g) Mascarpone (a soft, creamy, mild cheese) or mozzarella
- 2 cups freshly grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano
- 2 cups béchamel sauce (see below instructions)
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Nutmeg
- Optional: Prosciutto, specifically one named “Speck” if you can find it.
Peel and mince the onion. Heat the butter in a pot, and when it melts sauté the onion until translucent, then add cleaned radicchio. Cook it until they soften and wilt. Add more butter or olive oil as needed. Salt them and let them cool.
LA BESCIAMELLA:
Before starting, heat the milk to boiling.
1. In a pot, heat the butter
2. Add Flour
3. Mix well.
1. In a pot, heat the butter
2. Add Flour
3. Mix well.
1. It has a tendency to attach to the sides of the pan,
2. When the consistency smoothes out and the colors turns golden
3. begin to add the milk, stirring constantly.
2. When the consistency smoothes out and the colors turns golden
3. begin to add the milk, stirring constantly.
1. Don’t worry if it starts to form chunks, continue adding milk and stirring well
2. When the milk is finished, the consistency should be smooth- add the nutmeg
3. Continue to cook the sauce for a few minutes, on low flame and continuing to stir well.
2. When the milk is finished, the consistency should be smooth- add the nutmeg
3. Continue to cook the sauce for a few minutes, on low flame and continuing to stir well.
Preheat your oven to 400 F (200 C).
Combine the ricotta with the mascarpone and half the grated cheese.
Grease the pan
Lay down a first sheet of lasagna then radicchio and then cheese mixture. Follow it with a second sheet of lasagna, besciamella sauce, and continue all is used up. Pour some béchamel sauce and the remaining grated cheese over top, and bake the lasagna for 20-30 minutes.
