Saint Patrick's Day, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick , the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
Saint Patrick was an evangelist and he tried to explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish with a shamrock, a green, three-leaved plant. That is the reason why the people who celebrate Saint Patrick's day often wear shamrocks and green clothes.
On Saint Patrick's day people drink a lot of beer. They eat lamb stew, soda bread, green pizza,and many other things with a green color.
Lasagna Sauce 1 pound lean ground beef 1 pound lean ground pork 1 onion, very finely chopped 1 can (16 ounce size) chopped tomatoes 1 quart tomato puree 1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika 1 tablespoon olive oil salt and pepper, to taste White Sauce 1 tablespoon flour 1 tablespoon butter 12 ounces milk, more to taste 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, or to taste Assembly 1 package dried lasagna sheets
directions
For Lasagna Sauce: Heat the olive oil in a large lidded pot. Put the chopped onion in and fry until the onion turns translucent.
Add the smoked paprika. Add the ground pork and beef and fry until browned. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chopped tomatoes and the tomato puree and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and let simmer for a couple of hours, until the sauce is thick. Set aside.
For White Sauce: In a separate pan, melt the butter and add the flour and make a roux. Cook this for a few minutes but do not allow it to color.
Add the milk to the roux a little at a time and allow it to absorb the first few times before putting more in. Add the remaining milk and cook until the consistency of heavy or double cream. Grate in about nutmeg and set aside.
To Assemble: Put in a thin layer of the meat sauce into a lasagna dish and put in a layer of lasagna sheets. Alternate the layers until you get up to about a half inch below the rim of the dish, ending with a layer of lasagna.
Pour on the white sauce.
Put into a preheated 375 degrees F oven for 25 to 30 minutes until the white sauce turns golden brown.
