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Veal and Toma Lasagna

Ingredients

For the Filling:

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 large yellow onion, minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 lb ground veal
  • 8 oz spinach, trimmed
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • salt and pepper, to taste

For the Sauce:

  • 7 tbsp butter
  • 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 (15-oz.) can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • 8 eggs

For Assembly:

  • 1 package Lasagna pasta sheets, fresh or dried
  • cup Point Reyes Farmstead Toma Cheese, grated
  • 1 lb fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced

Instructions

Make the Filling:

  • Melt 2 tbsp. butter in a large skillet over medium-high.
  • Cook onion until golden, 6–8 minutes; add garlic until fragrant; transfer to a bowl.
  • Add remaining butter and ground veal to skillet; cook, breaking up meat into small pieces, until browned, 6–8 minutes; transfer to bowl with onion mixture.
  • Add spinach to the skillet; cook until wilted, 1–2 minutes; transfer to a colander to drain. Squeeze spinach dry, roughly chop, and add to bowl with veal and onion mixture.
  • Stir filling mixture while adding nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

Make the Sauce:

  • Melt 2 tbsp. butter in a medium size saucepan, over medium heat.
  • Add garlic to saucepan and cook until golden, 1–2 minutes.
  • Add crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper; cook until thickened, 8–10 minutes, and let cool.
  • Purée milk and eggs in a blender until smooth.
  • Add cooled tomato sauce mixture, salt and pepper; pulse 2 to 3 times until just combined.

Pasta:

  • Cook Lasagna sheets, fresh or dried, as directed on package.

Assemble and Bake Lasagna:

  • Heat oven to 375°.
  • Grease a 9”x13” deep baking dish with butter.
  • Lay 2 lasagna sheets in prepared dish, overlapping slightly.
  • Sprinkle 1 1⁄2 cups filling over top and drizzle with 1 cup sauce; sprinkle with 1⁄2 cup Toma, about 5 oz. mozzarella, and dot with 1 tbsp. chilled butter.
  • Repeat layering lasagna sheets, filling, sauce, cheeses, and butter.
  • Cover lasagna with greased parchment paper or aluminum foil;
  • Bake until filling is set, about 45 minutes.
  • Heat oven broiler. Uncover lasagna; broil until cheese is browned, 2–3 minutes.