CampanianItalian
Neapolitan Lasagna
by Manu Food · 60K subscribers on YouTube
A traditional Neapolitan lasagna with rich tomato sauce, béchamel, soppressata, ricotta, mozzarella, hard-boiled eggs, meatballs, and Parmigiano Reggiano, layered with lasagna sheets and baked to perfection.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
15 items- Ricotta Romana Asciutta
- Mozzarella
- PolpetteThe recipe for the meatball mixture is not detailed in the video.
- Hard-Boiled Eggs
- SoppressataOr salame Napoli.
- Fresh Basil
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Tomato Passata
- Parmigiano Reggiano
- Béchamel Sauce
- Black Pepper
- Salt
- Garlic
- Sfoglie di LasagnaReady-to-bake sheets used in the video.
- Nervo di Manzo o Cotica di Maiale(optional) — Optional, for flavoring the tomato sauce.
Method
- Prepare the tomato sauce: in a pot, add a layer of extra virgin olive oil and a crushed garlic clove. Brown the garlic, then remove it. Add the tomato passata. Season with salt and pepper, and optionally add a piece of beef nerve or pork rind. Cover and cook on low heat for about an hour.
- While the sauce cooks, prepare the meatballs (the video does not detail the recipe for the meatballs).
- To assemble the lasagna: in a baking dish, spread a layer of tomato sauce and slightly runny béchamel. Arrange the lasagna sheets overlapping them slightly; spread some sauce on the edges to prevent drying. Fill any gaps with broken pieces of sheet.
- Distribute pieces of soppressata (or salame Napoli), crumbled dry ricotta, mozzarella, crumbled hard-boiled eggs, grated Parmigiano Reggiano, the meatballs, fresh basil leaves, a pinch of salt (the salame is already salty), and black pepper. Spread everything evenly.
- Add another layer of tomato sauce and repeat the previous layer. Continue until you have three layers (some grandmothers even make four).
- Finish with a final layer of lasagna sheets, then tomato sauce, béchamel, a generous handful of Parmigiano Reggiano, black pepper, and basil.
- If using no-boil lasagna sheets, prepare the lasagna a few hours in advance to allow the sheets to soften.
- Bake in a preheated oven until golden and bubbling (time and temperature not specified in the video).
