Manicotti Tuscany - Rosalia Santori
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
- 1 red onion, finely minced
- 1 crushed garlic clove
- 2 lbs round, ground
- 2 lbs sweet Italian sausage
- 1 tablespoon dry basil
- 13 teaspoon dry oregano
- 12 teaspoon parsley, dried
- 18 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, ground, fresh
- 1 (8 ounce) canground Italian plum tomatoes
- 1 can (8 ounce) tomato sauce
- 1 can (6 ounce) tomato paste
- 1 cup fine sangiovasi chianti wine
- 4 cups italian ricotta cheese
- 3 eggs, fresh
- 12 cup romano cheese, freshly ground
- 12 teaspoon black pepper, ground, fresh
- 18 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons parsley, dried
- 14 manicotti
- 3 tablespoons romano cheese, freshly ground
Directions
Saute the Onion, Garlic, Ground Round and Sausage in Olive Oil until meat is browned.Drain all liquids.
Crumble Basil, Oregano, in your hands as you add them.
Add Celery Seed, Bfown Sugar Salt and Pepper.
Add the remaining sauce ingredients and simmer, uncovered until the consistency is that of a very thick Spaghetti Sauce.
While the sauce is reducing and marrying, prepare the Filling.
Place the Ricotta in a Lg Mixing Bowl and stir in eggs.
Add the Romano, Pepper and Nutmeg.
Crumble and add the Parsley.
To assemble, fill the uncooked, dry noodles with a teaspoon or a Baker's Cone.
Cover the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan with sauce.
Carefully arrange the noodles and cover them with the remaining sauce.
Place in a 400-degree oven and bake 40 minutes.
Remove, uncover, sprinkle with additional Romano or Parmesan Cheese and bake uncovered for 10 more minutes.
This recipe is best cooked for the first 40 minutes one day and the 10 the next.
Serve with a Fine Chianti, a Caesar Salad and Lemon Ice.