Basic Lasagna
Italian dish with eggs, separated, ricotta cheese, white pepper.

- prep 18 min
- cook 42 min
- total 60 min
- serves 6
- intermediate
- Italy
Ingredients
- 6 eggs, separated
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1 pinch salt
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- ½ cup heavy cream
- to taste ~1000 g cooked lasagne noodles
- 1 ½ cups italian tomato sauce
Steps
- In a large spotlessly clean stainless steel bowl, whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and set aside.
- Combine the egg yolks, cheese, salt, pepper, and heavy cream.
- Gently fold the egg whites into the cheese mixture.
- Lay half the cooked noodles in the bottom of a roasting pan.
- Add a layer of tomato sauce on top, then a layer of the cheese mixture.
- Repeat this step for a second layer of noodles/tomato/cheese.
- The last layer should be cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 375°F for 15 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Serve.
Adapted from “Basic Lasagna”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.