How to Make the EPIC Lasagna alla Napoletana | Southern-Style Lasagna

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    Lasagna alla Bolognese is the most famous lasagna in Italy, but it’s not the only one! In the south, particularly in its mother city of Naples, Lasagna alla Napoletana reigns supreme. I’ve been begging Eva for a while to revisit this recipe for a couple of reasons: first, because I think it deserves a dedicated video; and second, because it’s been a looooong time since I’ve had one and I’m dying to try it again...
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  • @PastaGrammar
    @PastaGrammar  4 місяці тому +42

    We're curious about the spread of lasagna throughout the world. Where are you from and which version of lasagna are you most familiar with?

    • @killianmmmoore
      @killianmmmoore 4 місяці тому

      I have a book on my shelf my Gino D'Acampo. He made a lasagna with beef mince ragu and pesto Alla Genovese stirred into the the besciamella sauce. Haven't made it in years
      Eva's version still wins

    • @ringnebula1
      @ringnebula1 4 місяці тому +1

      I am Neapolitan, with a mother from Northern Italy. I am familiar wit both... :)

    • @lowlifeuk999
      @lowlifeuk999 4 місяці тому +2

      I am from Naples (IT) and I make a hybrid lasagna, the best of both worlds. Ragu', besciamella, ricotta stemperata col ragu', mozzarella, polpettine, parmigiano... last layer made of thick bescaimella, lot of parmesan and butter bows, it makes a delicious gratin on top. So even in Naples Lassagna keeps on evolving. One important thing, in the polpettine dough, beyond traditional meat, eggs, parmesan and moist bread add a significant amount of lemon zest. The lasagna iflavor is deliciuosly cheesy however the lemon zest on the background it will take it to a completely different level, trust me.

    • @kw91
      @kw91 4 місяці тому +3

      I think that the American lasagna I know is a bit of a Frankenstein between Bolognese and Napoletana.

    • @lowlifeuk999
      @lowlifeuk999 4 місяці тому +2

      @@kw91 why to evoke that monster on such a joyful disk? Hybrid is enough dont you think? A good hybrid is still a world class lasagne!

  • @shelleyjohnston2537
    @shelleyjohnston2537 4 місяці тому +108

    I am from Alberta, Canada and my ex-husband’s family is Calabrian…a traditional Ragu Napoletana and Dry Pasta style sauce is the VERY first thing my Mother In Law taught me how to make. To this day my lasagna is used as a bargaining tool 😂 and as a professional Chef THANK you for all of the amazing culinary education you two Love Birds share…

    • @M63Tod
      @M63Tod 4 місяці тому +5

      I am from Alberta as well. And I learned how to make lasagna from my mom, who didn’t have a clue how to make it. She used dry pasta and ricotta, or cottage cheese. I still loved it because it’s hard to go wrong with sauce and noodles and meat and cheese. But it wasn’t traditional.
      Now I’m on a quest to make traditional Italian dishes and when necessary, adjust them to my liking. Usually my adjustments don’t make them better but sometimes they suit me better.
      Cheers.

    • @jake-qn3tl
      @jake-qn3tl 4 місяці тому +3

      @@M63Tod cottage cheese is actually the best cheese for lasagna

    • @M63Tod
      @M63Tod 4 місяці тому +1

      @@jake-qn3tl why do you say that? I like the taste but i don’t like the look of it or ricotta in lasagna when it mixes with the sauce.

    • @suzannevega2289
      @suzannevega2289 3 місяці тому +2

      @@jake-qn3tl I do enjoy cottage cheese in salad, on celery, from a spoon, etc., etc., but I completely disagree with you, I've had it in lasagna several times and disliked it every time.

    • @lisabishop6266
      @lisabishop6266 2 місяці тому

      The worst lasagna I ever had was made by my parents neighbor when my Dad passed. She meant really well!!! But ugh, it was awful 😂 I couldn't figure out why it was so bad until I deconstructed it. Instead of ricotta or even cottage cheese, she used big hunks of cream cheese!!! Yea, once I removed that, it was much easier to eat 😂😂😂 21:26

  • @ilarya8463
    @ilarya8463 4 місяці тому +22

    "This is for people that like to eat" aaand Harper is now officially Neapolitan bcs he understands our philosophy 😂

  • @TheJimnsandy
    @TheJimnsandy 3 місяці тому +8

    We are from Houston Texas but my wife's family is from Abruzzi.We made the lasagna last night and it was fantastic. We are senior citizens and make our own sauce, pasta and gnocci etc. I did not take a picture because i forgot and there were no leftovers. We have been making lasagna for years but this was the best we have ever had and will replace the years old recipe. Thanks a million for a great Sunday dinner.

  • @michaelmullard4292
    @michaelmullard4292 4 місяці тому +19

    One year, my beautiful Calabrese nonna gave each of her daughters a huge lasagna noodle cooking pot for Christmas. It has now been passed down to me after my mom’s passing and I treasure it as a family heirloom. And it is useful for so many cooking projects.

  • @jhlfsc
    @jhlfsc 4 місяці тому +5

    Hard boiled eggs are
    the key ingredient nobody (even other Italians from different regions) ever expects.

  • @jelsner5077
    @jelsner5077 4 місяці тому +7

    I grew up in the Midwest to a very Nordic American family. I remember the first time my mom made lasagna, I was probably in the 7th grade. She must have gotten the recipe out of the newspaper or a magazine. I remember it being very runny and sloppy, but tasted good! It wasn't till I grew up that I realized it was supposed to come out in a neat square out of the pan. I miss my mom and I would be happy to have a piece of her messy lasagna.

  • @Ziggimomspal68
    @Ziggimomspal68 4 місяці тому +37

    My mom is from Ischia, my dad is Montese….pure southern Italian. My mother taught me to mix the eggs with the ricotta. And I love that the sauce is used judiciously…most restaurant lasagnas have way tooo much sauce, too wet & all you taste is the sauce. Brava Eva…una vera delizia lasagna napoletana!

    • @donnapecoraro3126
      @donnapecoraro3126 4 місяці тому +7

      ah yes, i have not made it in so long i forgot that, we mix raw eggs into the ricotta and chopped Italian parsley.

    • @jpp7783
      @jpp7783 4 місяці тому +3

      Yes, and when there’s too much sauce, the individuality of the components get lost. It turns into a sloppy, soupy mess.

    • @saphire82
      @saphire82 4 місяці тому +2

      I’m so glad i did this part right today! I had my mother over while i was making it (we’re pretty much midwestern norwegian) and she’s like I never put eggs with the cheese, i’m like well i don’t know if that’s the right way but i saw it in a recipe once and have been doing it ever since! I assume it helps hold things together.

  • @ANK72788
    @ANK72788 4 місяці тому +18

    My family is from Calabria and this is basically how we make it. My nonna stopped using boiled eggs (some family weren’t egg fans) but my Zia Susanna in roccella still makes it like this with the eggs.

    • @avonlave
      @avonlave 3 місяці тому

      As a kid my mom was so excited to go over to their Calabrian relatives' home for Xmas and have REAL lasagne. Only to be confused and disappointed when served one which contained eggs. Of course, I'm sure it was amazing but not what she was expecting. And kids aren't adventurous eaters.

    • @patriciabaugh6745
      @patriciabaugh6745 3 місяці тому

      I would grate the hard boiled eggs to put in the lasagna. No one knew they were there, so I was able to add the flavor of the eggs without the complaints. @@avonlave

  • @monkeygraborange
    @monkeygraborange 4 місяці тому +19

    I made this for Christmas and although it was exhausting and took two days, it was totally worth it because of my friends all our mother’s are gone and no one bothers to cook like this anymore. It will grace the table at least every Christmas, and perhaps more often!

  • @petermunnich3033
    @petermunnich3033 4 місяці тому +19

    I'm so grateful for pasta grammar and Eva's cooking instructions. My grandparents were from Calabria. And now that grandma and Ma are gone it is so refreshing that I can fall back on these videos to remind how it's done. Eva cooks just how my grandma and ma cooked. Thank you and bless you for bringing joy to me and my wife.

  • @gigib.965
    @gigib.965 6 годин тому

    I’m not going to lie…My Mother, for not being Italian…makes a kick ass lasagna!! I’m Irish and Italian..French and Lebanese…I am going to make your lasagna…I never had it with Eggs…thanks…I love you both ❤🤍💚🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

  • @aris1956
    @aris1956 4 місяці тому +36

    On some other Italian cooking channel (for example, on "The Pasta Queen") some Americans were amazed to see boiled eggs put inside lasagna. They didn't know that here in southern Italy it is a tradition, it is typical to put chopped boiled eggs in lasagna and baked pasta (Pasta al Forno) in general. It comes out an even richer and more delicious dish.

    • @usagi18
      @usagi18 4 місяці тому +4

      As a Mexican who is a sucker for pasta and boiled eggs, I'm pleasantly surprised

    • @Luke8-17
      @Luke8-17 4 місяці тому

      Americans have know clue of southern Italian food.

    • @aris1956
      @aris1956 4 місяці тому

      @@Luke8-17 But evidently not everyone, which is why I was talking about "some Americans". In theory, more southern Italian cuisine should be known in the United States, but there is always someone who maybe discovers something "new".

    • @samthunders3611
      @samthunders3611 4 місяці тому

      Sometimes they put eggs little meatballs
      ricotta even artichoke.hearts green Spanish lasagne n egg lasagne Bechemel n green peas etc depending on families tradition and it's for special occasions called"lasagne carnivale!".and tomatoes sauce ..
      I'd never eat that
      It's too much going on!
      I don't even.like meat in mine
      Besides
      I like alot of foods simple so you can taste it here in America
      People have a horrible habit off overloading everything with topping sauces spices
      They kill burgers piled so high with stuff I don't know how they eat it
      Jaws like snakes

    • @aris1956
      @aris1956 4 місяці тому

      @@samthunders3611​​⁠. Let's say that a lasagna, which however it must be said is for certain special occasions, special days and not for every day, goes a little against the classic Italian cuisine that goes to the motto…."less is more !". Unlike the Americans who instead go by the motto….”only more is more !”. In fact, a lasagna cannot be compared, for example, to “Spaghetti Aglio e Olio” or a “Cacio e Pepe” (just to name a couple of dishes, but there would be several), where only two ingredients are enough to make a delicious dish !
      PS: I personally as an Italian must say that during a lunch, once I have eaten a good large portion of such a lasagna, I go straight to dessert. I no longer need other dishes.

  • @gracehesketh9928
    @gracehesketh9928 4 місяці тому +8

    I am from B. C. Canada. Born in Sinopoli, Reggio Calabria. Learned from my Mother, (I have children and grandchildren and boiled eggs are a must in lasagna.) "That's how Nonna made it." Thank you, Eva, for transporting me back to my beautiful homeland.

    • @floreSplash
      @floreSplash 4 місяці тому +1

      Hi @gracehesketh9928 my mother is from Sinopoli too! She has some relatives in Canada, would you like to tell me your family surname? My grandfather's surname was Vitalone, my grandmother's surname was Alvaro... it would be so nice to find my mother cousins! :)

  • @KarynHill
    @KarynHill 4 місяці тому +6

    It turns out that, by accident, the lasagna I make is close-ish to the Neapolitan lasagna, despite my friends who are descendants of southern Italians saying it's a sin against lasagna. They make theirs the way most Americans make lasagna, with hamburger in a tomato sauce. I make mine with a not-quite-ragu sauce (I don't use enough meat and only cook it about 3-4 hours) and place in sliced sausage. If I make a real Neapolitan ragu and add hard-boiled eggs and those tiny meatballs, it'll be Neapolitan. I'm going to have to try that. I'll be making your Sunday sauce next Sunday so I'll need to follow it up with a lasagna.
    I'm from New Jersey and am not at all Italian, although I knew plenty of Italians. I'm reasonably certain I slice sausage into my lasagna because I had it that way once as a kid and preferred it. I don't remember if it had eggs or meatballs.

  • @frednurk8590
    @frednurk8590 4 місяці тому +11

    This is what happens when I stay up past my bedtime... I HAVE to watch a pasta grammar lasagna video. Can't wait.

    • @ps5801
      @ps5801 4 місяці тому

      @frednurk8590 Stay up past your bedtime... That's funny. I get up early to watch them. Where do you live? Australia or something? I live on the west coast of the United States.

    • @telebubba5527
      @telebubba5527 4 місяці тому

      @@ps5801 Probably or New Zealand. It was after 12.00 AM there at the time of posting.

    • @frednurk8590
      @frednurk8590 4 місяці тому

      East coast of Aus, mate. It was a very steamy two am and was 34 C. Too hot for sleep.

  • @gammayin3245
    @gammayin3245 4 місяці тому +5

    After viewing a few seasons of "Food Network Star" I want to applaud Eva for being such a watchable, beautiful and natural host/chef despite the banter and teasing from Harper! Eva - your confidence and superior skills are inspiring to me - a home cook, and your recipes are far better than any of the newcomers on Food Network. Bravo!!

  • @VivianTenuta
    @VivianTenuta 4 місяці тому +7

    My southern Italian husband is salivating. He has always talked about the little meatballs and the eggs. I guess I know what I finally have to make.

    • @markmower6507
      @markmower6507 3 місяці тому

      Tell him to stop talking about it and to get in the Kitchen and Start Cooking It! Hahahahahahahaha 😂!!!

    • @markmower6507
      @markmower6507 3 місяці тому

      🤔 Ummmmm, well that's what my Mom always told my Dad anyway...

  • @aris1956
    @aris1956 4 місяці тому +10

    Once you have eaten a generous portion of this lasagna, you can go straight to dessert. Nothing else is needed ! A rich and hearty dish. A really delicious dish with all those beautiful ingredients and then the main thing that makes this dish even more delicious, is the fabulous Ragù alla Napoletana ! Take this dish to a whole other level !

  • @PeterFusco
    @PeterFusco 3 місяці тому

    My family is from Quindici near Napoli. We’ve been making a similar lasagna for generations. Here’s a tip for your aluminum cover: Spray the underside with non stick olive oil before placing on top of your pan/baking dish. When you remove it, you will find nothing has stuck. No toothpicks are necessary.

  • @idavo
    @idavo 4 місяці тому +12

    I'm a big fan of Eva's in particularly the eggplant recipes as it is my favourite fruit/veg.
    As a bald 57 year old here in England - I was hoping Eva could give me the recipe to get fantastic hair?
    It's just a thought. My New Years resolution is not to sit back & see how things go, 2024 has the motto - if you don't ask, you'll never get.
    Happy New Year to you both - I look forward to Sundays - best wishes.
    David.

  • @1973HenkY
    @1973HenkY 4 місяці тому +5

    Not from any imaginary lawyer: Eva, why do you not use a cutting board, I mean Harper cleans up the mess, right?

  • @loveisreal4296
    @loveisreal4296 4 місяці тому +3

    My mom’s family is from Catania and this is almost exactly how she made it and I continue as well. Only two differences is she would cut up her meatballs and sausage into small pieces and mix them together and she didn’t add egg. Looks delicious Eva! I am also Eva in Brooklyn, NY. Love to you both♥️♥️♥️

  • @dreafields6965
    @dreafields6965 4 місяці тому +18

    Hello Eva and Harper from PA. I have a tip to save you time and toothpicks. Use a piece of parchment paper under your aluminum foil. Just cut it to fit the top of the lasagna so that the foil will fold easily over the sides of the pan. I do this for many foods that I cover with aluminum foil and bake. 😊

    • @linda3168
      @linda3168 4 місяці тому +3

      That’s what I do also!

    • @PastaGrammar
      @PastaGrammar  4 місяці тому +3

      Great tip!

    • @saphire82
      @saphire82 4 місяці тому +5

      I made lasagna today and didn’t have aluminum foil so i used another upside down pan on top, worked well!

  • @loraleiffxi
    @loraleiffxi 4 місяці тому +6

    LOL, the DRAMA from cutting that first piece! Looks amazing!

    • @nancywest1926
      @nancywest1926 4 місяці тому +1

      Like the first piece of a cake or pie. I said throw it in a bowl, I'll take that one 😂

  • @ShinKyuubi
    @ShinKyuubi Місяць тому

    I live in the southern US, Georgia and my mom loved making Lasagna...I was young and never really paid attention to the recipe she used but the few times I tried it I liked it. She made the typical layer type you'd see on TV or in recipe books for people in the US but she loved that...I know for a fact it was store bought sheets, homemade sauce and seasoned ground beef that she used. Don't know why she liked it so much aside from maybe the fact she craved pizza when she was pregnant with me and just started trying other "Italian" foods after that. I think she would have liked this recipe if for no other reason than just to try it.

  • @jamesoneill5958
    @jamesoneill5958 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm 80 yrs old and my family is both Sicilian and Neapolitan so most of my influence is Southern Italian and like many Italian-Americans my lasagna is a bit of a hybrid. I make a bolognese sauce but instead of bechemel I use ricotta, mozzarella, parm as my layers. But I am experimenting with Eva's take on both Northern and Southern lasagna and I am truly enjoying the attempt

  • @daveruble5150
    @daveruble5150 3 місяці тому

    The Ragu is critical.
    So enjoyable. every piece touched Eva's loving hands.

  • @larrymyers6327
    @larrymyers6327 4 місяці тому +1

    I get hungry every time I watch your videos.

  • @richdepuy1754
    @richdepuy1754 4 місяці тому +3

    I'm from NYC with family originating in Busso/Vinchiaturo/San Giuliano del Sannio. The lasagna I'm accustomed to is more like the Neapolitan one, except without eggs and with beef meatballs.

  • @ps5801
    @ps5801 4 місяці тому +2

    COOL! 300,000 subscribers! Congratulations to Eva and Harper. Not bad for a channel that started as sort of a lark.

  • @joevolpe512
    @joevolpe512 4 місяці тому +1

    My 100% Sicilian grandmother used to smash the meatballs and sausage and spread it in the layers with sauce, ricotta, and mozzarella. All homemade sauce, meatballs, sausages

  • @miked3168
    @miked3168 4 місяці тому +6

    A good trick to help with sticking with Aluminum Foil is to put a sheet of Parchment Paper first and then put the foil over it. It wont stick at all.
    I have been doing that for a while now and its tried and true without having to use all the toothpicks.

    • @javaskull88
      @javaskull88 4 місяці тому

      You can also use spray oil on the foil, or buy nonstick foil.

    • @thestuffoflife88
      @thestuffoflife88 4 місяці тому

      I fairly recently discovered. Well, was inspired somehow ,as I didn't want top of my casserole to stick, the Parchment paper trick! You're right! It works well!🙂

  • @e.lycopersicon9720
    @e.lycopersicon9720 4 місяці тому +2

    I remember the first time I, as an Italian American of southern extraction, I had no idea what that white creamy stuff in it was-- bechamel never crossed my mind.
    Wanting to reproduce that sensation led me to taking the best ricotta I could find and blending it with egg to a custard.
    I liked what I got
    So when I found out what I was supposed to be using, I just folded the milk flour sauce into that!
    I also love fresh egg pasta,
    and I don't love hard boiled eggs
    So what I'm saying is, despite what I grew up with,
    My lasagna is a hybrid.

  • @mellivingwell
    @mellivingwell 4 місяці тому

    I live in Michigan and this is how my mom made lasagna. It was a real treat when she made it because it took her all day. But so delicious!

  • @suzannevega2289
    @suzannevega2289 3 місяці тому

    I was at the edge of my seat watching the 1st. slice rise up, LOL, I drooling!

  • @user-zf3gy2dc7d
    @user-zf3gy2dc7d 4 місяці тому +5

    My absolute favourite meal was the lasagna my mom made with the hard boiled eggs. On another note, what a pleasant surprise to see you featured in the winter edition of Panoram Italia, an Italian Canadian magazine. We look forward to your channel every week. Tanti saluti from Montreal!

    • @marykoufalis7666
      @marykoufalis7666 4 місяці тому

      Greetings from a fellow Montrealer. Where did you pick up the magazine?

    • @user-zf3gy2dc7d
      @user-zf3gy2dc7d 4 місяці тому +1

      At Berchicci in St. Leonard, there is a stand just as you exit the store. 5:47

    • @marykoufalis7666
      @marykoufalis7666 4 місяці тому

      @@user-zf3gy2dc7d ah yes. I love that store. It has amazing authentic products.

  • @chronospeedster1916
    @chronospeedster1916 4 місяці тому +3

    Per me rimane un mappazzone ed è obiettivamente pesante come piatto. Ho avuto la fortuna di mangiare entrambe le versioni nei posti d'origine perché ci ho vissuto, quindi non parlo per partito preso, e la bolognese rimane imbattibile. Meno condimento e più deliziosa della versione napoletana. Naturalmente per i miei gusti.

    • @ilarya8463
      @ilarya8463 4 місяці тому +2

      È pesante perché è fatto a Carnevale solamente dopo il periodo di magra. Per me è più un mappazzone la bolognese per la besciamella. Ma sono buone entrambe

    • @lorenzopassero8509
      @lorenzopassero8509 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@ilarya8463Sì nemmeno a me fa impazzire per colpa della besciamella

    • @italico3222
      @italico3222 3 місяці тому +1

      è arrivato l'esperto di lasagne...😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Jupiter0ne
    @Jupiter0ne 4 місяці тому

    6:24, that look of absolute joy seeing your loved one enjoying your food.

  • @aren-mur6272
    @aren-mur6272 3 місяці тому

    Ontario Canada, my mom came here from Chiaravalle Calabria, my dad from Belluno…my moms lasagna was a mix of the two regions. Always with eggs. When she had time and made her own lasagna noodles 🤯 it was out of this world. She passed on over 20 years ago and I’m proud to say when I make lasagna, it’s pretty darn close to hers, her memory lives on when we cook like her but nothing will match her masterpiece.

  • @joycepray1364
    @joycepray1364 3 місяці тому

    Eva and Harper! Love you guys so much!

  • @foofghtr
    @foofghtr 3 місяці тому +1

    I’d like to see Ava make a bunch of different soups.
    For example for me I love Escarole Soup and chicken vegetable soup with pulled chicken, same with beef vegetable with pulled beef. mmmm
    Also another meal I like is pasta and peas, and pasta with ceci beans…
    We always used to eat this stuff for lunch with a nice big piece of hard Italian bread.

  • @nivescorazza4019
    @nivescorazza4019 4 місяці тому +1

    My parents are from Trentino-Alto Adige and the bolognese was the one we had but we do use eggs but not boiled scrambled eggs..

  • @stevewashere4122
    @stevewashere4122 4 місяці тому

    here in my City, Molta Bene an Italian restaurant had the Greatest Lasagna I've ever tasted. It was so good I wanted to run outta the place & shout to the masses how delicious it was. It was like I had never eaten lasagna before. A crying shame the food isn't as good since the Covid Lockdown.

  • @PeeJay3714
    @PeeJay3714 3 місяці тому

    Pasquale here. I just have to say I discovered your channel and love it. Love the interaction of you both. The recipes with anecdotal info is great. Ava is amazing with that mane of Italian hair, which is intoxicating it will stir any man's heart. Plus, she's an amazing cook , you're a lucky man . bouno appetito!

  • @linda3168
    @linda3168 4 місяці тому +2

    Congratulations on reaching 300 000 fanatics like me!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 love the recipe! Grazie! Merci!

  • @maryc7217
    @maryc7217 4 місяці тому +3

    10:00 - SAUCE!!!!!

  • @joshlowell3075
    @joshlowell3075 4 місяці тому +3

    In my home, growing up my mother only made lasagna alla napolitana. Lasagna alla bolognese did not exist, I didn't know lasagna alla bolognese existed until I grew up.

  • @iambossco
    @iambossco 4 місяці тому

    Mmmmmmmm Lasagna 😋🤤😋🤤😋🤤 Now I have to go make one. I'm NOT Italian. Nobody in my family tree is Italian. However, I had many Italian friends and neighbors where I grew up and my favorite food is Pasta. I'm a lot like Harper in that regard. I could eat spaghetti in any shape or form 6 days a week with a Lasagna on Sundays and not get tired of it. My lasagna is a cross between Napolitana and Bolognese. Honestly, I never knew there was a difference until I started watching Pasta Grammar

  • @diamondstud322
    @diamondstud322 3 місяці тому

    I’m in Colorado, but my family is from Iowa. My great grandparents were from the Pescara region (central / east Italy), so that’s where my grandmother and father got their Italian recipes. Our Italian food was mostly spaghetti or gnocchi with meatballs and sometimes braciole and what we called a Sunday Sauce, which I think was closer to marinara sauce. (It wasn’t bolognese or ragu anyway). I don’t recall my grandmother making lasagna, and my father only made it a few times, as he found the assembly and baking too time consuming (he mostly cooked only on weekends). So most of the lasagna I’ve eaten has been ordered from restaurants, though I did find a recipe I enjoy. from Joy Beyhar. I don’t think I’ve had either lasagna Bolognese or lasagna Neapolitana, but I’m interested in trying both, so thanks for the recipes! ❤

  • @peteklein630
    @peteklein630 4 місяці тому

    I was born in 1954 and raised in Chicago Heights, Illinois which is a far South Chicago suburb and was about one third Southern Italian so all I ever knew was Southern style 'everything'. Eva's dish is definiyely, 'Primo'! We had a largish Sicilian.componate as well. What I miss most was Friday Noon deep fried Calamar, large and succulent. The trick was to get there early as the oil would be fresh so they tasted amazing. Today, it's all gone. Pity.
    PS: I love you two!!!

  • @Cr4z33_YT
    @Cr4z33_YT 4 місяці тому

    I love sometimes to make "white" lasagne with some basil pesto.
    Basically lasagne, besciamella, smoked scamorza cheese, Genoa's basil pesto and grated Parmiggiano Reggiano on top. 🤤

  • @PuntYourJunk
    @PuntYourJunk 3 місяці тому

    The Saul Goodman flashes have me cracking up!

  • @edzmuda6870
    @edzmuda6870 4 місяці тому

    I am partial to the Neapolitan style. From what I’ve read IT is the OG. Most Italian-American lasagna recipes are bolognese variants. I developed an Italian American recipe that is more akin to the Neapolitan style. I fill it with whole Italian sausages sliced in half lengthwise and large meatballs sliced in half, some salami, and the usual cheeses. . I don’t like the rubbery smelly overcooked eggs so I swap them out for whole mushrooms. Using big pieces like this looks really nice along the edge where the portions are sliced. I love how the inner layers of pasta drape over and sag between the large chunks like a wave.

  • @DragonettiDean
    @DragonettiDean 3 місяці тому

    My family originates from Basilicata.... the lasagna I make is Bolognese.... it's all I've ever known. I will try your recipe.grazie mille

  • @DepartmentofWackyIdeas
    @DepartmentofWackyIdeas 4 місяці тому

    When I was young, my calabrese mama made a lot of lasagna but unfortunately, ricotta was not available in our local markets. She substituted cottage which she mashed up and to which she added an egg. It didn’t suck but now that ricotta is in my life, everything is much more delicious.

    • @YeshuaKingMessiah
      @YeshuaKingMessiah 3 місяці тому +1

      We grew up eating cott cheese in it too
      Cheaper lol
      I have have ricotta tho, it’s just too good

    • @DepartmentofWackyIdeas
      @DepartmentofWackyIdeas 3 місяці тому

      @@YeshuaKingMessiah Now my second home is Bologna and I really like the version with béchamel and ragù

  • @51inches
    @51inches 4 місяці тому

    I GREW UP WITH LASAGNA NAPOLETANA.....YOUR WIFE DID A GREAT JOB.....EXACTLY HOW MY MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER MADE IT.....BRAVO TO BOTH OF YOU.....KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK....DANNY FROM LAS VEGAS

  • @Jen-iy7lq
    @Jen-iy7lq 4 місяці тому

    Cant wait to try it. Happy 300k subs!

  • @susancallozzo4557
    @susancallozzo4557 4 місяці тому +1

    My mother-in-law made this once, and I think about it all the time.

  • @sonoranlight
    @sonoranlight 4 місяці тому

    My Neapolitan father made the lasagna very much like this. But the meatballs were made of ground beef. Besides the hard boiled eggs, he also put in salame. We never had sausage. Maybe because in Chicago in the 60's on the South Side, Italian sausage was not to be found.

  • @Donna-is4gd
    @Donna-is4gd 4 місяці тому +6

    My mom never put eggs in her lasagna still it was the best I’ve ever had. And I make it the same as mom. ❤

    • @viviennesmith3780
      @viviennesmith3780 4 місяці тому +1

      I learned from my mother as well, who was a fabulous cook. She was born and raised in Naples and never did she put boiled eggs in her lasagna. Also, she n very extended the noodles over the side like you did here. It was lengthwise one layer and the next layer was vertical which gave the lasagna stability in the pan. Once you let it sit for at least 20-39 minutes, it was stable enough to cut into and serve.

    • @sjesposito3614
      @sjesposito3614 4 місяці тому

      That's what my grandmother did as well.@@viviennesmith3780

    • @donnapecoraro3126
      @donnapecoraro3126 4 місяці тому +1

      no we never used hard boiled eggs either, did use them in other things like meat stuffing, bracciole. we made a mixture of raw eggs, ricotta and chopped parsley as a layer, another layer was cooked beef chop meat.

  • @christig195
    @christig195 4 місяці тому

    If you first lay thevdried lasagne noodles in your empty lasagne dish, pour hot tap water over them and let them sit for 20-30 mins, until pliable , you eliminate having to boil them them in a big, heavy pot of water. A great hack that works every time.

  • @futuredirected
    @futuredirected 4 місяці тому

    That’s the lasagna I grew up with, and my Zia Maria taught me to make. Mamma Mia! Che delizioso! My Nonna e Nonno came from Campania, with their two oldest kids. Their other seven (including Mamma and Zia Maria) were born in Pennsylvania USA.

  • @davem45
    @davem45 4 місяці тому +1

    That looks so delicious!

  • @barbaramiller349
    @barbaramiller349 4 місяці тому +1

    This looks delicious. I made a hybrid version of the lasagna bolognese. It turned out amazing. I made Eva’s bolognese and wow! So good. But I used an imported egg lasagna noodle because I’m just not strong enough right now to make the spinach lasagna. I made the béchamel though and did everything else the same. I’ve never made better lasagna. I much prefer béchamel to ricotta filling, which is what most American lasagna has.
    Thank you for inspiring me to try to cook authentic Italian food. I’m 66 years old and I can tell you, you are never too old to learn new techniques and recipes. It’s a really fun adventure. ❤️

  • @Sheggor
    @Sheggor 4 місяці тому +11

    Brussels, Belgium here. Lasagna Bolognese is by far the most common here, and also a "local" version that is mainly filled with a mix of marinara and bechamel sauce, ham, and lots of gruyere/emmenthal.

    • @b6983832
      @b6983832 4 місяці тому +2

      In most of Europe the only kind of lasagne people know is lasagne alla bolognese. Or to be more accurate, a somewhat simplified version of it. Using ricotta in "standard" lasagne in Europe is pretty unknown outside of southern Italy. And nobody in Europe uses the singular form "lasagna" for the whole dish, as people in America do for some reason unknown to me.

    • @markmower6507
      @markmower6507 3 місяці тому

      Now that's what I am Talking about. Sounds Delicious!!!

  • @thestuffoflife88
    @thestuffoflife88 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful..perfection! Thank you so much Pasta Grammar❤❤❤

  • @jhbrown1010
    @jhbrown1010 3 місяці тому

    A Sicilian version is Lasagna Cacata made with Mafalda pasta and pork Ragu and pork sausage. Cheeses are Ricotta, Caciocavallo, and Mozzerella.. Eggs and sometimes escarole.

  • @thomascallaghan5988
    @thomascallaghan5988 4 місяці тому +1

    Great video and that looks delicious

  • @carollundergan837
    @carollundergan837 4 місяці тому

    My grandmother (who was from Naples) taught me to cook and made her lasagna almost exactly the same way except for no hard-boiled eggs (and I make it the same way). She mixed raw eggs in the ricotta, along with cheese, garlic powder, salt, pepper and basil to make it smoother and easier to spread (and I do the same). Of course she used her ragu from homemade "tomatoes" (canned herself). Heavenly!! This brings back such wonderful memories. 😍🥰

  • @aactor57
    @aactor57 3 місяці тому

    The best lasagna I ever had was in a small family restaurant in Naples when I was in the Navy ages ago. I need to try to make this!

  • @paul_domici
    @paul_domici 4 місяці тому +1

    Just Beautiful!!!!!

  • @camillethompson6686
    @camillethompson6686 4 місяці тому +1

    My family is from Calabria and the lasagna I grew up eating is very close to this, the sauce the same and with meatballs and sausage. All the same cheese but the ricotta would have egg and parsley. I just made one last week. By the way, thank you for this channel, you are bringing mor to us then you realize. Those of us who are from Italian heritage here in the States feel a connection to italy 🇮🇹 through the traditions and food we grew up with. You are helping us to continue that legacy. Brava, brava!!!🎉🎉🎉

  • @stephaniedescoteaux4759
    @stephaniedescoteaux4759 4 місяці тому +1

    So beautiful! You guys and the lasagna.

  • @fowleheidi482
    @fowleheidi482 4 місяці тому

    Your cooking literally makes me smile, thanks Chef!

  • @sooz9433
    @sooz9433 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you Eva and Harper!! Another fantastic video!!❤ Well worth the wait.

  • @leonardwilliams6874
    @leonardwilliams6874 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely awesome!!!!

  • @itsshrimpinabag9544
    @itsshrimpinabag9544 4 місяці тому

    When you made the ragù, I knew this is what you were making!

  • @llovefood4927
    @llovefood4927 3 місяці тому

    You guys should try a video making the various other types of lasagna around Italy like Lasagne all’Ascolana, Lasagne al brodo, lasagna di pane carasau, Lasagne da Fornel (dessert type of lasagna from Fruili) Lasagna alla Norma, Lasagna alla Genovese, Taleggio Lasagna. I feel like it would be an amazing experience :3 I love the videos!

  • @jeanniebell9493
    @jeanniebell9493 4 місяці тому

    OOHHH ! What a masterpiece! Brava Eva !!!!

  • @nanvolentine9110
    @nanvolentine9110 4 місяці тому +1

    Wow, that's how mother always made her lasagna, with sliced egg. And uncle John always took it as a personal affront, because his mother never put egg in hers. I guess grandma Equinda came from the north!

  • @henrysteppel2031
    @henrysteppel2031 4 місяці тому

    I will do this lasagna for sure!! fantastico!!

  • @derek2297
    @derek2297 4 місяці тому

    I was very impressed with that first slice. Bravo!!!

  • @aris1956
    @aris1956 4 місяці тому

    Auguri per il raggiungimento dei 300.000 iscritti ! 👍 🥂 🎉 Qui ci vuole adesso un altro piatto speciale per festeggiare ! 😉

  • @kellyharrison9489
    @kellyharrison9489 3 місяці тому

    I just subscribed. I am going to go nuts watching all your episodes. Thanks.

  • @misolgit69
    @misolgit69 4 місяці тому +1

    here in UK there are a lot of Italians and their descendants in Wales and I just found out from a TV show called Inside the Factory in Hertfordshire England there is a fresh (filled) pasta factory opened in 1929 Dell Ugo and there was formally a massive brickworks there which brought Italians over on 4 year contracts to work there as many as 5,000 men plus of course their families

  • @cindybeville5431
    @cindybeville5431 4 місяці тому

    Looks delicious 😋

  • @robinthce
    @robinthce 4 місяці тому +1

    I saw when you made it the first time, and it fell off my radar! It's back on the list! Great job, Eva! Yum!!!!💖

  • @martinchochol1756
    @martinchochol1756 4 місяці тому

    @ 19:50 (I simply can't resist:) Yes, it's an eggs-cellent addition actually 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Freddie_Dunning-Kruger_Jr.
    @Freddie_Dunning-Kruger_Jr. 4 місяці тому +1

    13:15
    Seriously 😂😂😂
    I miss my Grandma 😭

  • @amandawilson6540
    @amandawilson6540 4 місяці тому

    I live in Oregon, USA. I grew up with the Americanized version of lasagna you described in the video but as an adult, I strive to make Italian food at home as authentic as I can. My go-to lasagna is now your lasagna alla bolognese with the fresh spinach pasta! This Napoletana version definitely doesn’t look like a go-to recipe, but I can’t wait to try it for a special Sunday supper. Thanks for all the amazing recipes. Your channel is so inspiring and has elevated my Italian cooking! ❤

  • @Jean2235177
    @Jean2235177 4 місяці тому +2

    The imaginary lawyer cracked me up! 😂😂😂

  • @cindysakala9641
    @cindysakala9641 4 місяці тому

    That was a work of art and love! Eva, you are teaching me to slow down and cook more deliberately and with more LOVE! Thank you.

  • @samic8132
    @samic8132 3 місяці тому

    That looks so delicious and fun to make.

  • @frankstein7481
    @frankstein7481 4 місяці тому

    I never had a wish for a thing to do before I will die, now I have one. Thanks a million ❤

  • @aletheuo475
    @aletheuo475 3 місяці тому

    Watching this in the middle of the night with no lasagna alla Napulitana to eat: 'Ti voglio ben' assaje e tu nun pienza a me, eeeeeeeeeee ti voglio ben' assaje e tu nun pienza a me...'

  • @coolguy9360
    @coolguy9360 2 місяці тому

    My mother always put eggs, chicken, salami, Italian sausage and other meat to her lasagna but also use béchamel sauce with tomatoes sauce.

  • @azengland100
    @azengland100 4 місяці тому

    I can almost taste it! It looks so great...

  • @jayceperlmutter4317
    @jayceperlmutter4317 4 місяці тому +1

    This is the lasagna I grew up with - never did like the bechamel version. A labor of love for certain!

  • @MysticT5
    @MysticT5 4 місяці тому

    My grandmother was from southern Italy… a small town called Castella del l’Abotte… near Sorrento. She didn’t put hard boiled eggs in the lasagna… just egg and parsley in the ricotta… and the ground meat in the sauce. But your version looks great… especially with the small meatballs! 👍😀