Vincigrassi

Directions

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   To Prepare Pasta:
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   Make like basic pasta dough with flour, oil, vino santo and eggs in a well on a work surface.
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   Roll on second thinnest setting of pasta machine and cut into lengths to match your lasagna pan.
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   Boil in salted water for 1 minute and refresh in ice bath.
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   Lay out on towels to dry.
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   To Prepare Filling:
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   In a 12 inch to 14 inch saute pan, heat olive oil over medium heat until smoking.
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   Add onion and pancetta and cook until soft and golden, about 8 to 10 minutes.
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   Add chicken livers, gizzards and mushrooms and cook 8 to 10 minutes until light gray.
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    Add tomato sauce, chicken stock and wine and cook over low heat for 1 hour until quite thick.
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    Allow to cool.
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    To Prepare Lasagna:
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    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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    Brush a 14 inch by 9 inch lasagna pan and layer in the following order from the bottom: chicken liver sauce, pasta, bechamel sauce, with nutmeg added, and grated cheese (saving at least 1 cup bechamel sauce for last topping).
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    Place Vincigrassi in oven and bake 35 to 40 minutes until bubbly and hot.
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    Let stand 10 minutes and serve with grated cheese on top.
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    Saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil over medium heat until translucent, but not brown (about 10 minutes).
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    Add the thyme and carrot and cook 5 minutes more.
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    Add the tomatoes.
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    Bring to a boil, lower the heat to just bubbling, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.
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    Season with salt to taste.
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    Serve immediately, or set aside for further use.
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    The sauce may be refrigerated for up to one week or frozen for up to 6 months.
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    Yield: 6 cups