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  Mike Robinson Lasagna Recipe

  

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  Make the meat sauce: Preheat the Traeger with the lid closed to 450°F; this will take at least 15 minutes

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  Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss the meat with enough oil to coat it well. Add the chopped rosemary and season well with salt and pepper. Add the hot sauce and toss to coat.

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  Place the meat directly on the grill grates and cook on one side until browned, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook on the other side until browned, about another 5 minutes. Transfer the meat to a roasting pan and turn the grill down to 350°F.

  350 ˚F / 177 ˚C

  00:10

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  Add the carrot, onion, garlic, chili pepper, stock, and wine to the roasting pan. Cover the pan with a piece of parchment paper, then cover the pan tightly with foil. Place the pan directly on the grill grates and cook until the meat is fall-off-the-bone tender, about 2 ½ hours.

  350 ˚F / 177 ˚C

  02:30

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  Meanwhile, make the pesto: Put the basil in a medium bowl and season with 1/2 teaspoon sea salt. Meanwhile, in a food processor, combine the almonds, hazelnuts, garlic (can omit if using wild garlic), and a pinch of pepper. Add the lemon zest and juice, cheese, and a pinch of sea salt. Add about 2 tablespoons olive oil, then pack in the basil leaves. Process, adding more oil as needed, until smooth and pourable. Set aside. (Cover and refrigerate if making more than a couple hours ahead.)

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  Reserving the liquid in the roasting pan, remove the meat and bones from the roasting pan and let the meat cool until you can handle it. If the liquid in the pan is very thin, heat it until thicker. Meanwhile, pull the meat off the bones into bite size pieces. Return the meat to the roasting pan with the liquid. Let cool while you make the “white sauce” (aka bechamel).

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  Make the bechamel: Melt the butter in a 4-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until golden, about 5 minutes. Slowly whisk in the milk until combined. Add the white pepper and rosemary sprig and cook, stirring occasionally, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove the rosemary and stir in the pecorino.

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  Assemble the lasagna: Spread a ladleful of the meat sauce over the bottom of a deep 9x13 baking dish. Top with lasagna noodles to cover. Top with more meat sauce to cover, then drizzle with the bechamel and dollop all over with the pesto. Repeat layering the noodles, meat sauce, bechamel and pesto to make two more layers. Sprinkle a little pecorino over the third layer. For the fourth layer, top the noodles with the meat sauce, then the pesto, and pecorino. For the fifth layer, omit the meat and top the noodles with only the bechamel to coat completely. Dollop the pesto over the bechamel, then grate more pecorino over the lasagna.

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  Adjust or heat the Traeger to 400°F. Bake the lasagna until golden brown in spots, and bubbly, 45 to 50 minutes.

  400 ˚F / 204 ˚C

  00:45

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  Let the lasagna rest briefly before slicing and serving. Enjoy!