Ladna Recipes

Steps:

• Pre-soak rice noodle in warm water for at least an hour, then drain.
• Cut gai lan into bite-size pieces, peeling and cutting stems.
• Thinly cut pork, beef or chicken into bite-sized pieces. Add a splash of fish sauce, pepper, and lightly coat with cornstarch.
• In a frying pan brown the noodles in oil.
• As you stir-fry the noodles, pour in about 2-4 tablespoonful of thick sweet black soy sauce.
• Stir thoroughly to coat noodles, remove and set aside on serving plates.
• Wipe the pan clean and pour in about 2 tablespoonful of oil and lightly brown garlic and black beans.
• Stir in meat for about a minute, then add in the broccoli.
• After about 3-4 more minutes, pour in about 1/2 - 1 cup chicken broth and flavor with fish sauce.
• Bring sauce to a boil and slowly add cornstarch solution, stir until thicken.
• Pour sauce over noodles, adding a teaspoon or more of sugar if so desired.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.