Recipes Portabelle La Lasagna for a Romantic Valentine's Day Dinner

Lasagne originated in&nbspItaly&nbspduring the&nbspMiddle Ages. The oldest transcribed text about lasagna appears in 1282 in the&nbspMemoriali Bolognesi 'Bolognesi Memorials' in which lasagna was mentioned in a poem transcribed by a Bolognese notary. &nbspThe first recorded recipe was set down in the early 14th-century&nbspLiber de Coquina. 

Recipes written in the century following the&nbspLiber de Coquina&nbsprecommended were walnuts. In&nbspAncient Rome,&nbspthere was a dish similar to a traditional lasagne called &ldquoLasana&nbspor&nbspLasanum&rdquo for container or pot described in the book&nbspby&nbspMarcus Gavis, but the word could have a more ancient origin. The first theory is that&nbsplasagne&nbspcomes from&nbspGreek &ldquoLaganon&rdquo, a flat sheet of pasta dough cut into strips, it is still used in Greek to mean a flat thin type of&nbspunleavened bread&nbspbaked for the holiday .

We have got you an authentic Italian recipe from the kicthecn of Westin Goa - curated from the early midnight catch at Anjuna. Chef Ravish Mishra has guided the lines to perfection and blended the fresh flavours to attain the umami for an ambrosial experience with a twist worth craving for, changing the old flat sheet concept keeping the original 1282 concept of &ldquoThe Pot / Container&rdquo giving a modern fine dine twist. The combination of sourness from Westin-grown specially carved seeds cuts the mild richness of the cheese with the addition of sharpness and nuttiness from the fresh berry vinaigrette. The perfect blended superfood at every doorstep from Westin Goa.

PORTABELLA LASAGNA WITH HAZELNUT CRUMB, BERRY VINAIGRETTE, AND MARINATED GREENS

INGREDIENTS

Serves 10

100 Shiitake Mushroom Gm
100 Porcini Mushroom Gm
800 Portobello Gm
500 Butter Gm
1000 Onions Gm
250 Garlic Gm
100 Thyme Gm
100 Sea Salt Gm
200 White Wine Ml
10 Worcestershire Sauce Ml
450 Parmesan Cheese Gm
250 Scarmozza Cheese Gm
250 Olive Oil Ev Ml
10 Truffle Oil Ml
800 Button Mushroom Gm
100 Farina Flour Gm

1 Egg EA
50 Ice-Cubes Gm
100 Cream Gm
100 Parsley Gm
50 Hazelnut Gm
100 Assorted Wild Berries Gm
20 Hazelnut Oil Ml
20 Sherry Vinegar Ml
100 Bell Peppers Gm
150 Courgette Gm
50 Flora/Fauna Gm
20 Truffle Slice Gm

PROCEDURE
Place the mentioned mushrooms in the work bowl of a food processor, reserving the Portobello whole. Pulse until chopped into pieces no larger than 1/4 inch, 8 to 10 short pulses. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add assorted mushrooms and cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add shallots, garlic, and thyme and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until mixture is dry and starting to brown, and 15 to 20 minutes. Add white wine and Worcestershire sauce. Increase heat to high and cook, stirring, until no visible liquid remains, approximately 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in Scarmozza cheese and a bit of parmesan. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Transfer to a plate and spread into a thin layer. Transfer to refrigerator to cool completely.

Beat the egg and water together in a small bowl. To assemble the lasagne, brush the egg over a sheet of pasta. Drop the filling mixture on the dough by a teaspoonful about one inch apart. Cover the filling with the top sheet of pasta, pressing out the air from around each portion of the filling. Press firmly around the filling in shape. Fill a pot with truffle sauce baking it with fresh parmesan. Reserve cutting it roundel in the shape of Portobello. Shock-blanch the whole Portobello cups, add the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallots, garlic,
and thyme and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until Portobello is dry and starting to brown.

Cook covered until the gratinate and the filling is hot about 3 to 5 minutes. Finish by making truffle emulsion with the rest ingredients and salt. Bake with the parmesan on top and reserve. Shock-Blanch the peppers, Zucchini rolls keeping them seasoned. Make a wild berry vinaigrette with sherry, assorted berries, EVO, and sea salt.

Make a Hazelnut crumble with oil, hazelnut, and parmesan. Making a crisp Touille&rsquo. Assemble the entire dish with berry vinaigrette, Portobello Cups, Marinated greens, and the hazelnut Touille&rsquo. Garnish well with truffle serving hot.