A speciality from the Marche region of Italy which i found in the classic cookbook ” Leaves from the Walnut Tree” by Ann Taruschio and Franco Taruschio.
Ingredients
- 400-500 g fresh lasagne sheets
- 400 g fresh porcini sliced
- 200 g parma ham cut in julienne
- 1.2 litres milk
- 60 g flour
- 150 g butter
- 200 g single cream
- 60 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 150 g freshly grated parmesan cheese
- truffle oil or if possible a little shaved white truffle
Servings:
Instructions
- Melt 50 g/2 oz of the butter, add the flour and blend in well. Add the milk, which has been previously heated, a little at a time beating well with a balloon whisk.
- Cook the porcini in the olive oil and add to the béchamel. Stir in the Parma ham. Add the cream and parsley, season, and bring to the boil. Turn off the heat.
- Butter a gratin dish and cover the bottom with a layer of pasta, then spread over a layer of béchamel, dot with butter and sprinkle with some Parmesan cheese.
- Continue the process making layer after layer, finishing with a béchamel layer and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.
- Cook in an oven preheated to 220°C/425°F/gas 7 for 20 minutes. Serve with a little truffle oil splashed on top or, better still, with shavings of white truffle, and a little Parmesan cheese.
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