Lasagne Al Forne - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. curly edge lasagne
2 small jars or 1 large jar spaghetti sauce
1 lb. chopped meat or hamburger
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 lb. Italian pot cheese (Ricotta)
1/4 lb. Mozzarella cheese
3 Tbsp. grated cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Saute the meat in hot olive oil and break it up into small particles.
Add the already prepared spaghetti sauce and allow to cook about 15 minutes longer.
Season to taste.
Bring 6 quarts of water to rapid boil.
Add 2 tablespoons of salt and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Add lasagne (2 or 3 pieces at a time) to boiling water and cook 10 to 12 minutes.
Add 1 glass cold water to stop cooking process.
Drain and return lasagne to cooking pot, adding a little warm water to facilitate handling.
Spread a few tablespoons of sauce in bottom of baking dish and cover with a layer of lasagne. Place a layer of Mozzarella and Ricotta cheese over lasagne.
Add some sauce.
Arrange successive layers in like manner, ending with a layer of lasagne.
Add sauce to top layer and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Cover dish with aluminum foil (crimp foil around edges) and bake in a moderate oven (375\u00b0) for 20 minutes.
Remove foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
Serve hot.