TURKEY SAUSAGE AND ROASTED PEPPER LASAGNE WITH SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

Turkey Sausage and Roasted Pepper Lasagne with Spicy Tomato Sauce image

Provided by Ming Tsai

Time 2h25m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 red onions, sliced
24 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 1/2 tablespoons minced dry Thai bird chiles
4 cups sliced button mushrooms
2 cup red wine
4 (16-ounce) cans whole roma tomatoes, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons herbes de Provence
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil plus extra for cooking
1 (16-ounce) can roasted peppers stored in olive oil, drained, rinsed and julienne
1 pound turkey sausage, out of casing, broken up
1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 pound lasagne noodles, blanched and refreshed
Salt and black pepper, to taste
1 yellow pepper brunoise, for garnish

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a hot casserole coated with olive oil, brown onions, garlic and season. Add chiles, mushrooms and season. Deglaze with wine, add tomatoes and herbs and bring to a simmer for 1 hour, cover ajar. Occasionally stir and verify flavor. Take 1 1/2 cups of sauce and blend very smooth in a blender and lift with 1/4 cup olive oil. Reserve hot in a water bath. With remaining sauce, let come to room temperature then mix with turkey sausage and peppers. In a sprayed 9 by 13-inch lasagne dish, ladle some sauce then cover with noodles. Repeat twice finishing with sauce. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in oven for 1 hour. Should be schreeching hot. Broil if necessary to brown. Let rest 8 minutes before cutting.
PLATING Sauce plate with pureed sauce and place a square slice on top. Garnish with yellow peppers.