Lasagna(Serves 8) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. sweet or hot Italian sausage
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. finely chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp. fennel seed
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. parsley
4 c. canned tomatoes or 1 (2 lb.) can Italian tomatoes
2 cans tomato paste
12 curly lasagna noodles
15 oz. Ricotta or cottage cheese, drained
1 egg
1 tsp. salt
3/4 lb. Mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
3/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Cook meat in 5-quart pan over medium heat.
Saute sausage, beef, onion and garlic, stirring frequently, until browned.
Add sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, basil, fennel, pepper and half of the parsley.
Mix. Add tomatoes, paste and 1/2 cup water, mashing tomatoes.
Bring to boiling.
Reduce heat; simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until thick (1 1/2 hours).