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Adriana’s Lasagne in Brodo

While in Guglionesi in Molise, we met the wonderful Adriana. And learnt she has lived a truly remarkable life. As a child, she sold vegetables on the street with her parents. Later, she bought an Ape Car — the iconic tre ruote — and began selling live chickens, then chicken meat. In 1962, Adriana emigrated to England where she started working as a kitchen porter, then gradually moved up the ranks: first preparing salads, then desserts, and finally becoming a kitchen assistant. She spent seven years in the UK, and still says London is better than anywhere else. Today, Adriana we're sharing her recipe for lasagna cooked in broth, the multiple layers and the rich broth add that extra dose of comfort.

Prep

40m

Cook

5h 40m

Total

6h 20m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Make the Broth

1.

Place the chicken, onions, and celery into a large pot. Add the water and bring slowly to a simmer. Skim any foam from the surface and season with salt. Let the broth cook very gently for 3–4 hours. Strain the broth and set aside. Shred about 300–400 g of meat from the cooked chicken for the filling. Reserve 1–1.5 L of broth for assembling the lasagna.

1 Chicken

2 Onion

2 Celery stalk

3–3.5 l Water

Salt

Prepare the Fresh Pasta

1.

Mound the flour on a board and make a well. Crack in the eggs and begin mixing, drawing in the flour. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Wrap and rest for 30 minutes. Roll into thin sheets suitable for layering.

400–450 g Type 0 flour

4 Egg

Make the Tiny Meatballs

1.

Combine the minced chicken, minced veal/beef, Parmigiano, salt, and pepper. Roll into very small meatballs—hazelnut-sized. Drop them directly into the hot broth to cook. Once they rise to the surface and firm up, remove and set aside.

250 g Minced chicken

250 g Minced veal

50 g Parmigiano

Salt

Black pepper

Assemble the Lasagna

1.

In a baking dish, ladle a thin layer of broth on the bottom. Add a layer of fresh pasta sheets. Scatter over some meatballs. Add shredded chicken. Add mozzarella. Sprinkle Parmigiano. Moisten well with broth. Repeat for at least 4 layers.

Cooked tiny meatballs

300–400 g Shredded cooked chicken

200 g Mozzarella

80–100 g Parmigiano

1–1.5 l Reserved broth

2.

Complete the final layer with pasta and broth only. And — Adriana’s trick: make sure you cut the portions before baking.

Bake

1.

Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30–40 minutes, until the broth is absorbed and the top is lightly golden.

Serve

1.

Place a portion in a shallow bowl and ladle hot broth over the top right before serving. Enjoy!

For

4

M

I

For the broth

1

Chicken, 1.2–1.5 kg

2

Onion, peeled

2

Celery stalk

3–3.5

l

Water

Salt, to taste

4

Egg

400–450

g

Type 0 flour, or type 1

For the Tiny Meatballs (“Polpettine”)

250

g

Minced chicken

250

g

Minced veal, or beef

50

g

Parmigiano, or Grana Padano

Salt, to taste

Black pepper, to taste

For the Lasagna Filling

300–400

g

Shredded cooked chicken, from the broth

Cooked tiny meatballs

200

g

Mozzarella, diced

80–100

g

Parmigiano, or Grana Padano

1–1.5

l

Reserved broth, for assembling

Notes

Adriana’s trick: make sure you cut the portions before baking.

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Adriana’s Lasagne in Brodo

While in Guglionesi in Molise, we met the wonderful Adriana. And learnt she has lived a truly remarkable life. As a child, she sold vegetables on the street with her parents. Later, she bought an Ape Car — the iconic tre ruote — and began selling live chickens, then chicken meat. In 1962, Adriana emigrated to England where she started working as a kitchen porter, then gradually moved up the ranks: first preparing salads, then desserts, and finally becoming a kitchen assistant. She spent seven years in the UK, and still says London is better than anywhere else. Today, Adriana we're sharing her recipe for lasagna cooked in broth, the multiple layers and the rich broth add that extra dose of comfort.

Prep

40m

Cook

5h 40m

Total

6h 20m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Make the Broth

1.

Place the chicken, onions, and celery into a large pot. Add the water and bring slowly to a simmer. Skim any foam from the surface and season with salt. Let the broth cook very gently for 3–4 hours. Strain the broth and set aside. Shred about 300–400 g of meat from the cooked chicken for the filling. Reserve 1–1.5 L of broth for assembling the lasagna.

1 Chicken

2 Onion

2 Celery stalk

3–3.5 l Water

Salt

Prepare the Fresh Pasta

1.

Mound the flour on a board and make a well. Crack in the eggs and begin mixing, drawing in the flour. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Wrap and rest for 30 minutes. Roll into thin sheets suitable for layering.

400–450 g Type 0 flour

4 Egg

Make the Tiny Meatballs

1.

Combine the minced chicken, minced veal/beef, Parmigiano, salt, and pepper. Roll into very small meatballs—hazelnut-sized. Drop them directly into the hot broth to cook. Once they rise to the surface and firm up, remove and set aside.

250 g Minced chicken

250 g Minced veal

50 g Parmigiano

Salt

Black pepper

Assemble the Lasagna

1.

In a baking dish, ladle a thin layer of broth on the bottom. Add a layer of fresh pasta sheets. Scatter over some meatballs. Add shredded chicken. Add mozzarella. Sprinkle Parmigiano. Moisten well with broth. Repeat for at least 4 layers.

Cooked tiny meatballs

300–400 g Shredded cooked chicken

200 g Mozzarella

80–100 g Parmigiano

1–1.5 l Reserved broth

2.

Complete the final layer with pasta and broth only. And — Adriana’s trick: make sure you cut the portions before baking.

Bake

1.

Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30–40 minutes, until the broth is absorbed and the top is lightly golden.

Serve

1.

Place a portion in a shallow bowl and ladle hot broth over the top right before serving. Enjoy!

For

4

M

I

For the broth

1

Chicken, 1.2–1.5 kg

2

Onion, peeled

2

Celery stalk

3–3.5

l

Water

Salt, to taste

4

Egg

400–450

g

Type 0 flour, or type 1

For the Tiny Meatballs (“Polpettine”)

250

g

Minced chicken

250

g

Minced veal, or beef

50

g

Parmigiano, or Grana Padano

Salt, to taste

Black pepper, to taste

For the Lasagna Filling

300–400

g

Shredded cooked chicken, from the broth

Cooked tiny meatballs

200

g

Mozzarella, diced

80–100

g

Parmigiano, or Grana Padano

1–1.5

l

Reserved broth, for assembling

Notes

Adriana’s trick: make sure you cut the portions before baking.

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