Lasagna Bolognese, Simplified

Name: Lasagna Bolognese, Simplified
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 , medium carrot, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 medium rib, celery, roughly chopped; 1/2 , small onion, roughly chopped; 1 , (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes with juice; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 8 ounces, ground beef, preferably 90 percent lean; 8 ounces, ground pork; 8 ounces, ground veal; 1 1/2 cups, whole milk; 1 1/2 cups, dry white wine; 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1/4 cup, unbleached all-purpose flour; 4 cups, whole milk; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 15 sheets, no-boil lasagna noodles (9 ounces); 4 ounces, Parmesan cheese, grated (2 cups)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2004

SERVES8

TIME3 hours, plus 30 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

When we started thinking about a simple lasagna Bolognese recipe, there was no denying the appeal of no-boil noodles. After several tests, we found that a five-minute soak proved most effective for getting sturdy, al dente noodles that boun...

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