How to Make a Classic Lasagna | Pasta Grannies

[@tonydeltablues]

like it! I noticed the sparing use of meat ragu (not ladels of sauce) and the 'at least 5 layers of pasta sheets'...excellent. Tony

[@michaeldaniels3570]

Yes the proportions of sauce to pasta looks perfect to me too!

[@simonemartini3017]

tonydeltablues this is how we do in Italy especially Tuscany any and Emilia romagna. Not like the fake USA Italian wherevthey drown everything in sauce abbondanza

[@pinkmonkeybird2644]

Well not everyone in America drowns their pasta in sauce. I was taught how to make a very similar lasagna, except we used all purpose flour and added salt to the dough, by my 100% Irish American mom who never travelled beyond New England. It has béchamel with nutmeg, pasta sheets, ragu and Parmesan. It was never drowned in the ragu - made with tomatoes my parents canned from their garden. The major difference is my mom added whole milk ricotta to the Parmesan layer. It brings back good memories, thank you for that. I’ll have to make some for my family soon.

[@LunaLinguine]

@@pinkmonkeybird2644 Yum!!

[@Aspartame69]

@@simonemartini3017 Its food, people can do what they like. If they were putting pet dog meat in it, id understand your disdain.

[@ninilafara3293]

I'm italian and I'm SO happy about this channel, and even more happy to see lasagna made with bechamel sauce (besciamella) instead of ricotta, as I learned to do from my own nonna. Keep on spreading the authentic pasta culture! I'm very grateful.

[@gayezimhuycke]

I’m geeking out on this channel. So many pasta techniques, and I’m learning so much about rolling out the dough! What a marvellous idea to preserve this knowledge,

[@sweetboo1022]

Gaye Zimmerman-Huycke I'm right there with you, girl because I found this channel last night and I can't count how many videos I've already watched. All I want to do is make pasta when I come home tonight from work and I have never in my life made homemade pasta. these videos are so mesmerizing and I love watching these grannies. reminds me of my great-granny. She used to cook for a group of priests and she made amazing food but she was German not Italian

[@OscarLazzarino]

This kind of knowledge is very much alive here in Italy. Newer generations still know how to make homemade pasta and they do it for special occasions. But this knowledge is somewhat local. Every region has their own kinds of pasta. I'm Italian and I've seen on this channel some types of pasta I didn't know before. Also it's nice to see these techniques documented and shared with foreign countries.

[@dpistoltube]

The dog is hungry too 🤣🤣 so cute

[@pastagrannies]

dogs love to join in the excitement! best wishes, Vicky

[@margaretbatten3930]

Oh what a happy dog! Looks wonderful.

[@ingridferg9779]

Happy dog. Hope he got some.

[@MegaFortinbras]

My dogs love my lasagna.

[@BKDocHoliday]

I bought your book and searched for Franca's video after seeing the recipe on page 154-155. I made this today and oh my! The absolute best lasagna I have ever made, and ever had! I live in a rural area of the US that does not have a lot of variety of quality restaurants, Italian or otherwise. I am enjoying learning to cook in this style from proper Italian ladies! Thank you for sharing.

[@barbie7034]

I’m totally binge watching this channel - love seeing “authentic” real home chef recipes

[@djgoonie2592]

Eu amo todos os vídeos deste canal! É sobre comida, mas também sobre afeto, memória, acolhimento. Sentimentos que estamos precisando resgatar. Me sinto perto dessas casas, tudo é filmado para que essas cozinheiras maravilhosas brilhem e não para quem está produzindo os vídeos aparecerem como superchefs. Só fico triste quando já vejo que o vídeo é curto...hehe. Obrigado e parabéns!

[@fayekeller7411]

Thank you again! Every granny is so beautiful and so talented!

[@lindavanneste]

This is a brilliant channel. I hope it inspires others to video their grannies and preserve the traditional techniques and showcase local ingredients and recipes. Great work.

[@pastagrannies]

hi Linda I have had people ask me for advice from Poland, Thailand and the Middle East - I really hope they set up a channel/blog about their own grannies 😊😊 best wishes, Vicky

[@marycallahan2398]

@@pastagrannies Excellent idea! I have a mixed heritage--paternal Irish & maternal Hungarian grandparents & am always looking for & cooking their traditional recipes. And just because I love to cook & eat, I've encountered so many older, generous neighbors & home cooks from around the world who have shared their food & recipes. It's very old-school, that food is showing & sharing love. But grandmothers know this. Gathering around the table with good food preserves our sanity and humanity.

[@koalasez1200]

Be still my heart...this is the first episode I watched [you know, lasagna!]. Thank you so much for creating this record of the Grannies and their techniques. Wonderful!

[@lupitamihita1261]

I love that Parmesan is the only cheese used, and all those layers of pasta must make cutting into this lasagna like cutting into custard. Yumm!

[@Etrigan64]

This is exactly how my grandmother used to make them. In Emilia Romagna only Ragout, bechamel sauce and Parmesan cheese are used. Simple yet rich and delicious!

[@Leachcl]

**That dog's face made me LOL, literally.**

[@TG-jp3tc]

"Hey, I like lasagna too!"

[@russellrobinson505]

Thanks for the lessons! Such a beautiful soul!

[@michaeldaniels3570]

What a treat to watch ALL these women make amazing recipes!

[@pepperpotts5859]

I am in love with this recipe! I feel like she's teaching me... I can't wait to show my daughter!

[@kiltlvr]

I just discovered this channel, this is the sixth video in a row that I’ve watched, it’s 1:30am, and now I’ starving and NEED to eat lasagna.

[@shellbellexx3]

What a beautiful pasta granny ! I love her personality. That lasagna looks amazing. Another fantastic video with a wonderful cook!

[@markspin4596]

Wow. Love a big plate of that with a glass of Chinotto...:)

[@duncansutherland47]

By far my favorite quarantine channel!

[@pastagrannies]

thanks Duncan 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@woodmouse-71]

This is actually a fairly simple recipe I could try, without having to buy a pasta machine or any unusual ingredients 🙂

[@MrThemucco]

Sinceramente, delle centinaia, per non dire migliaia, di piatti presenti nella cucina italiana, per me le lasagne sono il top!👍

[@ZattaBoy]

Easily one of my favourite episodes! Well done, Vicky!

[@arq.margotcueto9524]

Franca tante grazie! questa lasagna si vede perfetta, thank you so much Vicky this is priceless

[@suzita4019]

That Lasagna is delicious. Thank-you for making it. Have a lovely day🌷

[@baishechuan]

She has such a lovely flower lamp in the backgroud, at the beginning of the film 😍

[@BelieveInBigG]

I didn't knew about this channel until today that I saw a video about it on Facebook. I had to subscribe.

[@jeglackin]

Big G same here!

[@maryjaneplaza4971]

Warning: it is completely addicting to watch!!!! So much fun!

[@ManarElsa]

@@maryjaneplaza4971 yes it is hhhhh i found it yesterday and after 2hours went into the kitchen to make my pasta. 😂😂

[@dpistoltube]

Beautiful lasagne and I love the pretty platter too. Thanks for sharing your ❤

[@pastagrannies]

it was delicious - it's well worth the extra time to make one's own pasta for this dish. best wishes, Vicky

[@angelinaparodi9721]

I love these Sweet italian grannies and their recipe's 💓🙏🙏🙏

[@charlesblake2280]

Made this tonight for a second time, 10x better! Last time my ragu was no where near as good! Made the lasagna too! Heard it´s best served the day after so can´t wait for tomorrow!

[@euphoriascythe4083]

Oh my god.. that's very delicious!! I'm hungry again...😆

[@susanmorelli4519]

Bolognese Lasagna! :-) Better than the classic American/Italian lasagna in the homes of USA! Happy New Year!

[@simonemartini3017]

Susan Morelli you better believe non comparable with the ricotta and meatball brick

[@kittyblingbling]

The most incredible lasagna...bravo Franca

[@phoebebiagiotti2145]

My husband and I made this recipe last night using the new cookbook. Oh. My. Goodness. This took hours to create (and admittedly we used a pasta crank instead of hand-rolling), but it was worth every bit of the effort to make it happen. It was if-I-had-to-choose-my-last-meal-on-Earth-this-would-be-it level of deliciousness.

[@ManarElsa]

Wonderful... 😍😍 After I watch. I immediately go into the kitchen to make my pasta

[@escobedomari]

Oh I want some!!! I cant believe I traveled to Italy a year ago and didnt have any lasagna. Im convinced that if I wasnt Mexican, I'd be Italian 😀😀😀

[@kimquinn7728]

We all have the same beginning, so, we are all family!😙

[@saraglc]

Sameee!!!

[@mrdasilver]

My ultimate favorite food! 😋

[@cherio01]

This is a great recipe, has become a family favorite

[@pastagrannies]

that's good to hear 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@heeynyla]

I just made this recipe and it was soooo delicious!!! Everybody loved! It’s amazing

[@NA-og2qi]

Grannies makes wonders!!!

[@mexicalibc7937]

Thinking in my late grandmother, she used to make us lasagna in Christmas eve dinner. Pasta, tomato paste, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, garlic, whole cooked tomatoes, lean beef meat and pork(fatty), simmer till u see the bottom of the pan at scrape, cottage cheese, sour cream, and mozzarella, black olives, g. I have my mother to make us her dish, I'm lucky guy, I can make it to, she's here with us in a way. Tanks for sharing

[@pastagrannies]

That sounds a great lasagna - was your grandmother from southern Italy? best wishes, Vicky

[@dawndouglas9315]

That's a beautiful lasagne, we use too much sauce in uk. Looks delicious, will make that this week. Love to all the pasta grannies😚💐💐xxxxxxxx

[@invinciblecucumber]

I stopped looking for other recipes since I've found this one, this is it.

[@michieldevries6483]

Thank you for the recipe! I made this today it turned out deliscious.

[@Cristinact]

"Le lasagne sono già pronte!" -- And the dog knows it!!

[@rowdeo8968]

meat disturbs me lately and I eat only chicken pork and beef small amounts. I cannot imagine horsemeat. I find that exremely upsetting more than the other meats. I love this channel and absolutely love the old wisdom of these eternally young women. I am Greek and cook similarly from scratch.

[@Stachlkatz]

Now i want Lasagna for dinner.. I Pre-made Cauliflower-Chicken Fritters, so now i have to make this tomorrow *nom nom nom*

[@naninickynino]

I am just loving these videos ! Wish they were a little slower so I can write everything down! So glad I subscribed! My favorite so far are the lasagne and the cannelloni...... tante grazie ! Le Nonne sono favolose!

[@corradotox]

Annamaria Forcier you know that you can pause the video and write your notes, right? 😉

[@susanoconnor7299]

There will be a pasta grannies cookbook. Vicky is working on it now!

[@ldg2655]

I stumbled onto this channel a couple of days ago... i think i have died and gone to Heaven... What i would give to be able to learn at the sides of these grannies..

[@auroratbk5105]

This is the perfect lasagna in KZbin ✌️👍👍I tell this cuz is true. This is original 100%%

[@erikamasi4747]

I've always cooked lasagne this way ☺️ delicious

[@zipfebua1391]

Great. I meak my Lasagne of the same way. But i Love the Lasagne with more Bechamel.

[@ManarElsa]

Me tooo bechamel is rich in taste

[@SorrentoShore]

Great channel!! just found you- yum, this looks like excellent, succulent lasagne !

[@bellad.1274]

Looks yummy! I like making separate meat layers apart from bechamel & cheese layers. Looks better & less like a sloppy pudding- that's certainly delicious 🙂🥂

[@vittoriavittory]

Queste sono le VERE lasagne!😍

[@catherinewitt6782]

That looks so yummy! Get my epi-pen ready, I need lasagna!

[@NadiaThePoet]

YUM! And she is so sweet! :)

[@TheNumeroseis]

Espectacular!

[@Carducci1959]

Che buono, grazie Franca!

[@charlievonbock1633]

Thanks for documenting these amazing techniques! I note she didn't use any spices (eg herbs, Pepper) in her rage (other than the pancetta)

[@TraceTheAce1]

Wow, this looks delicious, I want to make it. Actually, I want to go there and eat the one she made.

[@HyojinRachelLee]

This looks so delicious!!:)

[@DK-qj7cr]

TFS even Fido is licking his chops 😂🤣💀😂🤣💀🍽🍽🍽🍽

[@Arisaema55]

Beautiful!

[@pastagrannies]

I agree! It is so worth making properly best wishes, Vicky

[@artatexture889]

I love this channel

[@elianapriolli]

Bravo Franca 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@2009grifin1]

Brava Franca

[@crunchmunch5282]

Now that is Lasagna!

[@VinnieinChina]

iscritta, questa pagina è perfetta.

[@fordland08]

Making this week

[@solino2002andrea]

In order to avoid the pasta from getting soapy smell taste, towels use to dry pasta strips should be washed with ash as our grandmothers used to do. My mum makes 10 to 12 layers of thin pasta strips so it can host more ragú , white sauce, and 24 months aged Grana Padano cheese.

[@pastagrannies]

hi Andrea, I think unperformed soap powder is probably more practical for most people these days 😊 Do you think your mum qualifies as a Pasta Granny? Sounds like a good lasagna. best wishes, Vicky

[@solino2002andrea]

Hi Vicky! I don't know, actually. She's 76, she's able to make tagliatelle, tortellini, tortelloni, lasagne (green, mandatory), tagliatelle, agnolotti, rosette al forno, and probably some South Italy pasta, learned from her mother in law, for example "marcannali" which are triangular shaped big spaghetti (due to rolling pin special groves). What I know is that we always ate deliciously and healthy 'till she has prepared our meals. I love your channel. Good job!

[@carlam.2459]

Le vere lasagne italiane!!

[@jacruick]

YUMMMMM!

[@leoishak395]

very nice 😙👌👌 from indonesia

[@Hoid.]

I can't believe I believe some tasty cook saying bechamel wasn't traditional and you should use ricotta... Since I'm french, I thought we were the ones adding it to the dish. But it's obvious, this sauce is so perfect in it!

[@pastagrannies]

Ricotta is used in southern versions of lasagna 😊 best wishes, Vicky

[@Hoid.]

@@pastagrannies Oh, I see! 😃 thank you very much for you insight

[@jkanavel]

love it

[@jannykiefer9099]

Are actual recipes to be found anywhere online? Where?

[@maurice491]

I bought the book on amazon

[@GLEERAMOSVALLE1974]

The only thing I cook is Puerto Rican, Arab and Indian dishes, but I ♥️ to make Italian dishes.

[@markbrennan1756]

My great grandmother use duck egg instead chicken egg because duck egg has orange yolk it give nice color hue pasta.

[@ginapellicciotta942]

La mamma italiana e amata, perche? ,perche cucina con Amore ,e per questo,la amano🙋‍♀️,quando cucina canta o sole mio, quando si mangia ce vita,e dopo che si mangia ce lespresso di mamma,grazie a tutte le mamme brave👵😘🎼🌈👑

[@ArchLinuxTux]

I felt bad for the pooch, looked so hungry

[@saltycowgirl]

That’s it... I moving in with her... what a sweetie

[@Navygrl58]

Any way we can get the exact measurements for these wonderful dishes? 👍

[@812558]

That's kinda how it goes with more rustic cooking like this: You'll have some exact measures for certain more "science" baking stuff but then, for the rest, it'll just kinda be going off of what looks "right".

[@eubiov8]

She cooks the way I like it. A bunch of this, a chunk of that, a handfull of those things. Seems right to me

[@simonemartini3017]

In Italy we don't t mesure unless we bake. Mesuring rules regulations guidelines and protocoles we leave it to the amerucans

[@Totobogui]

What cuts of beef does she use? Thanks

[@SenorRu]

Give the dog some lasagna

[@syntheklaas]

what kind of white wine is recommended? :)

[@pastagrannies]

One that the cook is prepared to drink too 😊 best wishes, Vicky

[@esg721]

Is there a difference in the recipe between mixing the flour and eggs the way she does and mixing in a bowl?

[@emanuelapartis9978]

No, but however you must make the dough by your hands.

[@andreariboldi1984]

Questo è il ragù!

[@jody024]

Dog: omg momma cooked a yummy dish again.

[@cokeguts8977]

Vicky you are awful. These videos make me *so* hungry. LOL

[@pastagrannies]

Haha.. Franca's lasagne is particularly gorgeous. In fact, I think I might make it today .. I hope you feel inspired to do so too! best wishes, Vicky

[@JoanSubiratsLlaveria]

In the italian shop they laughed at me because I buyed white wine for the ragú like Franca did. Why?

[@kuecker2]

Why does she wrap the pasta around the rolling pin when she rolling it out?

[@insomniacbeautxx5756]

wowww

[@jenngraham2012]

🤗

[@kircillarincihan]

Italians usually use concentrato di pomodoro to cook ragu di carne ma Franca ha aggiungiato passasto invece di concentrato. Is there any rule about this? Anybody know?

[@pastagrannies]

Hello Cihan, good question; I haven't come across any rule about it . Concentrate is an intense flavour used to round out the tomato sauce if needed and I don't recall it being used routinely in ragu I have filmed? As it's the commercial form of 'strattu from Sicily, it should appear in more southern Italian recipes? Perhaps others can help 😊 best wishes, Vicky

[@kircillarincihan]

Pasta Grannies I will search about that 😊

[@matteopascoli]

The amount of tomato varies greatly with taste from family to family. I myself rarely add any tomato to my ragù. I'd suggest one tablespoon of concentrato or two for 1 kg of meat (700 beef, 300 pork). When making lasagne, a ragù with passata is ok because it would dry in the oven.

[@merybotti]

Hi, I am from Emilia Romagna as well and to my knowledge, we use the passata, not the concentrato di pomodoro, as the granny was doing in the video. In other regions, especially going more north they use less and less tomato sauce for the ragu'.

[@kircillarincihan]

Thank you for these informations. Actually I also like much more passata than concentrato. But in youtube recipies, lots of people use only concentrato. anyway.

[@janarinquet6276]

What's a pancheta?

[@pastagrannies]

hi Jana, pancetta is the Italian equivalent of bacon - it is always air dried and uses pork belly. It can be smoked or unsmoked, and rolled or flat. best wishes, Vicky

[@sfumato2037]

+Pasta Grannies oh ok. Thanks for replying!

[@aris1956]

3:05. Dogs are also foodies.

[@Jessica-bg9oq]

😮😮😮😮 🥰

[@CuCulainn1]

is that the ibiza uncovered narrator?

[@kimalexander4940]

Recipe please with amounts. Thank you

[@MrJueKa]

even the dog licks his mouth because he knows that he will also get a part, so I hope for him