The 1 Dollar Lasagna | But Cheaper

so it's nice that you're going out with your family to eat at a nice italian restaurant and you decide you're gonna order lasagna and it's this much uh-oh spaghettios when you could be making it simply for this price per person right here that is but cheaper [Music] so when it comes to the lasaga it can get a little bit expensive it can get a little fancy but i want to make this as simple and easy and inexpensive as physically possible so we're going to break this down into each and every element the noodles the cheese choice and how you make your sauce make the sauce simply and we're going to compare whether or not homemade from scratch noodles made by hand are better than just going to the store and buying them yourself and i'm talking about price and flavor by the way never skip on the flavor but with that said let's make this shall we there are many areas we can look to make this cheaper there's the pasta itself cheese choices and of course the sauce as maximally flavorful as humanly possible while keeping the cost lower than the ground is that even possible i don't know the first place i want to get into is of course going to be the lasagna pasta is it really cheaper to make it from scratch does it taste better from scratch i fear for what the answer could be let's just rip the band-aid off and do this in order to make those you'll need a large bowl start off with 2 cups or 300 grams of all-purpose flour create a nice little well in that flour careful don't fall in buddy then to that you're going to add three egg yolks and two whole eggs start beating those eggs together with a fjork while slowly incorporating the flour until you get a shaggy dough then pour that out onto the counter and begin kneading by hand if the dough isn't picking up much more flour and it's just kind of going all over the place then discard the excess dry flour and continue kneading your dough until it's completely smooth then wrap that in plastic wrap and let that rest for 30 minutes then divide that dough into four even segments shape it to an oval and roll it out until it's a little under a half an inch thick then run that through a pasta roller starting at the widest setting working your way to about a number four setting which would be around an eighth of an inch thick now those are sheets worthy of giving a sheet a buyout get it repeat this process with all of your segments of dough now from those sheets measure them up to match the length of a 9x13 pan cut those segments in half or thirds depending on their width lengthwise to get yourself a total of about 10 to 12 sheets that's really it they're ready to boil so with all that being said the pricing of the homemade pasta comes out to this right here now let's boil one of these along with the store-bought version and decide if this is the cheapest and best tasting option or not we did the math it turns out that this goes for this price right here and this is sort of like in the dollar fifty two dollar range so it's almost identical give or take so then it comes down to the quality of flavor oh god it's robot it's got good chew and it tastes like pasta people always say oh there's no difference between store-bought and fresh pasta wrong you're all lying to yourselves if you keep saying that i'm sick of hearing it there is a difference but there's a caveat the caveat is this this ain't cheap and neither is this the point is that you're gonna have to spend extra money in order to even make it yourself you could roll it with a rolling pin but it's just it's not the same all things considered flavor time effort money spent this is always gonna be your cheapest option this is the best flavor okay so it turns out you can really go either route but obviously homemade pasta will be the best taste and texture in this case but store-bought is fine now let's talk schwartz remember sauce is the boss of flavor in lasagna so take good care of it get yourself a pot or dutch oven that's at least 5 quarts and heat up about 2 tablespoons or 30 grams of vegetable oil over medium high heat then once that's hot hot shoopie donkey add in 1 pound or 450 grams of ground beef three quarters of a pound or 340 grams of ground pork press and let that sear for three minutes flip and sear on the other side for about two to three more minutes then using a potato masher mash all that until it's very fine transfer that to a separate container add a touch more oil if needed then add 5 cloves of garlic thinly sliced reduce the heat to medium and let that cook stirring occasionally until the garlic begins to toast and turn a golden brown then add one yellow onion finely diced and season the taste with salt stir then let that saute until the onion has begun to turn translucent then add 2 teaspoons or 4 grams of fennel seed powder and any other spices if you want them although not necessary maybe some red pepper flakes if you want a little spicy stir that together and saute until fragrant about 30 seconds then add one six ounce can of tomato paste stir and let that cook until it begins to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan about another minute then add one 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes stir that in and then add your meaty man baxter again there's a lot of stirring here and let that simmer and reduce for five to seven minutes or until slightly thickened season the taste with salt and pepper and that is your swasti little guy next in a medium bowl add 15 ounces or 425 grams of ricotta which for those of you who don't use ricotta frequently and by the way what are you doing if you're not that is typically going to be a whole regular sized tub usually season that lightly with salt and pepper optionally some olive oil but that's expensive so don't do that i'm just being a silly man here then add in one whole egg and whisk all that together until smooth and homogeneous now we're almost ready to assemble but first we cannot forget about our nudes if you're using homemade pasta when you're cooking it you're only gonna boil it for about 30 to 45 seconds in store bought you'll just follow the recommended time minus one minute to get them a little under al dente since they're going to go in the oven after this just please remember to generously season your pasta water if you want this to be good at all always nearly as salty as the ocean homies now for the cheese just mix together 8 ounces or 225 grams of grated mozzarella you can get a cheap block for about two dollars and just grate the whole thing then mix that with a third cup or 80 grams of parmesan cheese now hear me out parmigiano reggiano is the best option like that pronunciation by the way italians can we get a can we get a rating please on that wow that's got a absolute unit out of ten so i'll take that anyway that's the most expensive option but you should choose a cheese that's like parmigiano or one of the you know parmesan cheeses i'm not going to recommend that but that is the cheaper option and it costs this much so i don't control the market price of parmigiano okay but i wish i did call me the parmigiano king pin assembly is ridiculously easy and people get tripped up about it for no reason at all so here's all you need to know first put one cup of sauce at the bottom of a nine by 13 baking dish spread it edge to edge from there add two to three sheets of lasagna depending on their width so that it also goes edge to edge such as this add on a third of your ricotta mixture spread it out follow by a third of your cheese mixture then next up another cup of sauce spread that brother out two to three more lasagna sheets the next third of your ricotta mixture the next third of your cheese another layer of sauce more lasagna sheets your remaining ricotta and this time another ladle which should be the last ladle of your sauce then finish with the rest of your cheese if you want or need more cheese feel free to add it but that's going to cost you extra sun then add some greased foil on top of your baking tray dish whatever the hell they're called wrap it tightly and pop it into an oven preheated to 375 fahrenheit for 25 minutes then uncover it and cook an additional 30 to 35 minutes or until stunning bubbly patches of deep brown cheese with craggly edges emerge i mean look at this this is a proper lasagna those little crispy bits on the edge will have you wetting your pants while yodeling on a mountain top don't ask me why now just let that rest for 15 minutes to cool slightly then using a sharp knife cut into 12 evenly sized square pieces pop it on a plate and let's see if we just made the most darn delicious and simple lasagnas for this price per person right here okay we have a beautiful layer did you see that catch lasaga now before we even begin talking about the price which is this right here very nice let's talk about this lasaga which is hot okay listen carefully all right it just looks beautiful i can cut it in still layered you can enjoy it as it's meant to be and it was meant to be absolutely boring noodles cook perfectly it still has body it still has texture to it you've got each individual noodle your teeth crash through every layer into the cheese the meat the caramelized tomato sauce i mean this is better than any average lasagna and yet it is less expensive than most la saga that ain't but cheaper i don't know what the gosh darn heck is you get out there and you make a lasaga because it's not that hard and it's your greatest dinner party yet and your cheapest you want to know what else has papa's hot steamy sauce all over it b-roll [Music] all right guys and that is it so we made our lasagna and it turned out quite good and for this price grand total in this price per person and that's for a generous serving by the way with a little bit of cheese on it that's about as good and cheap as the lasagna is gonna get we're gonna go to the frozen island go get your frozen lasagna and reheat it oh yeah don't you love pasta sauce that tastes identical to ketchup disgusting point is you can make your lasagna however you please but if you follow this guide first get yourself in there if you've never cooked before this is a great place to start and save money at the same time with all that said if you enjoyed this video or you learned something leave a like subscribe and i will see you next time i can't go any lower okay i'm a big man [Music] you

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Length: 9min 23sec (563 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 01 2021