I love the scene in the beginning because Junior was slowly going senile at this point, but Carmella's lasagna was so good that he remembered it distinctly.
Reminds me of what Gus said about food/taste in Breaking Bad: "It always amazes me the way the senses work in connection to memory. I mean, this stew is simply an amalgam of ingredients. Taken separately, these ingredients alone don't remind me of anything. I mean, not very much at all. But in this precise combination, the smell of this meal instantly, it brings you back to my childhood."
@@gregoryborton6598 Junior always loved his food. Constantly talking/eating - "Peppa's n eggs? I shoulda had that..." "Chicken's nice and spicy!" or when he's eating dates or whatever during the phone conference.
"Leave the fuckin cheese where it is. I fuckin love cheese. I stick fuckin provolone in my socks at night so my feet smell like your sister's crotch in the morning" -Sil Dante
Those pots are monsters, there is no other way to pour it and props to him for not dumping it everywhere. I've tried every way and I still get burned if I have to pour stuff out. Wouldn't trade my set of cast iron for anything, you just learn to work around it.
Why do I find it so hilarious how Uncle Jun authoritatively recites the building of Carm's lasagne? Definitely want to make this one of these weekends!
Babish: “ let’s spice this lasagna up with a homemade ingredient” *brings out a pig* “That’s right I’m going to show you how to make your own sweet sausage”
softgunforever microwaved food is completely disgusting it ruins the fresh taste of the subtle herbs, how dare you think of destroying a meal with a peasant like microwave.
My Italian mom always mixed her ricotta with an egg or two depending on how much cheese so it was easier to spread and helps a little with the weird texture :)
Yeah, I was baffled when he did that mix with cottage cheese instead of ricotta with the egg and seasonings, thats how I've always done it. And honestly, I've switched to Penne rather than Ziti, all the texture in a more manageable size
I was thinking the same thing! Isn't Ricotta just cottage cheese with most of the moisture removed?? Seems like he removed the moisture from the fresh mozzarella just to add it back in with the cottage cheese lol. Either way it looks delicious though...
My Nana literally screamed “what the fuck are you doing!?”at the Video when you replaced Ricotta with cottage cheese 🤣 I’ve never heard her cuss like that
Lasagna doesn't call for ricotta 😅 as a Chef from Italy, believe me, it calls for bechamel... Ricotta is only a regional, very specific variation... But we love Babish no matter what 😍🎉🏆🙌🏻🎖🍹🎊🎗🍀
Lasagna and ziti that way are very strange for Italian people and more for a Chef from Rome... And not all kinds of lasagne has ricotta... That's a lie... but, it is ok 😅 we still support Babish 💙🙌🏻🎊🎉🎗🎖
Neasyorc I mean, I’m pretty sure it’s because the ricotta was freshly made, not just store bought stuff. And even then, he just said he didn’t hate it, not that he was always going to use ricotta from then on.
Mr. Babish, this is an amazing recipe and I’m sure you’re a very respectable person but the fact you poured that sauce over the handle is inexcusable and this is a call of war
The fact that the "so no f*****g ziti" clip wasn't used breaks my heart edit since this got liked by Babish just wanted to throw out the suggestion of monkfish turducken from Malcolm in the Middle for the next thanksgiving special.
C'mon Babish give the people what they need! "What is that?" you may ask. Why, its a Drake & Josh Special of course! The possibilities are endless from Goat Balls, to Cumin Waffles, to Peruvian Puff Pepper Salsa! You could make Glue Cheese Nachos, Really Big Shrimp, or Snow made from Cheese! A few words of wisdom though, if you find an Enchilada in your fridge with no note, it might be Crazy Steve's. And remember: when making brownies, let them cook all the way through before trying to eat them! (Or don't Drake didn't seem to have a problem eating molten brownie soup)
I have made the Ziti (Babish version) twice now and I can't get enough of it. It is so flavorful and luscious I have to force myself not to go back for thirds or more. Andrew, thank you for all that you do. I'm finally getting around to joining to be a part of your awesome community efforts. You are an inspiration to me, and your recipes are awesome too! 😁
It's a given that Italians will complain if there is the slightest deviation from what their respective grandmothers do - even though their grandmothers don't all do the same thing.
i’ve found that mixing white sauce with a classic tomato gravy with sweet italian sausage will produce one of the best sauces you’ve ever had in your life.
Just to be clear in Italy, especially in the regions near Neapolis, to make any type of baked pasta (Pasta al forno, Lasagna, Cannelloni and so on) we use Scamorza, or sometimes Provola, instead of fresh mozzarella. I might go as far as to say fresh Mozzarella is not used in Italian's baked pasta. Scamorza is essentially the italian version of low moisture mozzarella, has a similar flavour but it's much better to cook with than the fresh stuff. There is also smoked Scamorza, to give the dish extra flavour. Provola is a similar cheese, often used smoked, that melts like a boss and has a super good smokey rich flavour that makes a Neapolitan baked dish instantly recognizable to a trained palate. So yes, using fresh mozzarella, especially in baked pasta, is unoptimal and in many italian regions (i cant speak for every one of them) is a nono..
@@sk8erin8er Im as far away from a stereotypical italian as you can imagine, but im a bit pretentious im not gonna lie. I mostly wanted to shed some light on Italian traditions, since most of the world is convinced that we put high quality fresh Mozzarella in our recipe when we barely put it in the fridge. Fresh Mozzarella is best when eaten raw, sure you can cook with it but most italian traditions have various cheeses we use when cooking. I didnt want to sound pedantic or annoying, but i guess that's how a lot of people will read my message... But yeah, feel free to complain ^^
@@theduelist92 How is it pretentious to say that Babish was actually a bit closer to what they do in Italy? You're saying the dude is making a correct choice, how is that a bad thing?
@@deathpyre42 I guess i came off as a fancy snob italian prick trying to make a big deal off of my knowledge and shit. I dunno, mabye the guy was just pissed and needed someone on the Internet to take it off xD
I like how every italo American here is rioting over the ricotta while I am sitting on my humble, but truly Italian, ass thinking.. But the original recipe of Lasagne does not even call for ricotta, it actually needs bechamel... bah
Hint: most of the people saying they're Italian are likely just like the main characters in the Sopranos: Americans with Italian heritage who overvalue their chosen identity, hence they take great offense to non-issues like the kinds of cheese people use in their pasta dishes.
Nvp0402 It all depends on where you’re family is from in Italy. In the south of Italy, Ricotta is huge and an integral staple of those dishes. In the North of Italy they typically use Béchamel.
Because those pots, especially one that size, are enameled cast iron and stupid heavy, even without being full of sauce. Trying to tip it by only the handles would be very difficult. Tipping it by holding a handle on the far end and with a hand underneath the pot, like he did, is so much easier, even if it does means he gets sauce on the handle. He had to wash the pot anyway, soooo.
Paulie had a wonderful system for garlic. He used a Razor and sliced it so thin it would liquefy in the pan with a little oil. It's a very good system.
Pea Shooter it’s not from kitchen nightmares. It’s from Hell’s Kitchen Edit: “YOU CALL THIS A BLODDY MEATLOAF MARTHA? THIS IS A FUCKING TRAVESTY AND YOU BETTER BE FUCKING HAPPY IT DOESNT VIOLATE THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS!”
@@tomfox9880 what? Original lasagna in Italy has bechamel, every other option is a bastardisation. Nobody in Italy puts ricotta in lasagna, or at least not in the basic classic one
As an actual Italian, fuck ricotta (at least in a lasagne, not lasagna). FUCK ALL OF THE 10th generation "Italians" who make "traditional lasagna" with ricotta, pre cooked lasagne sheets and fucking "Italian sausage".
my mother always used cottage cheese in these dishes and her stuffed shells, babish is the first person outside of my family ive seen do it, love it so much
@Bmann92 but knowing Babish, he would probably take that dish to the next level in his own way. I’m curious to see how he does it if he chose to make that!
Marshmallow Fluff 😂 that made me laugh I don’t really know why. I guess it takes me back to the days when I would watch it with my nephew. Wtf were they thinking with that show!
He meant more as in, how there were two rows of full noodles and then a tiny layer of snipped noods, next layer should be snipped noods and two full rows.
In addition to the 'things you'd do differently' what about substituting a premade beef or pork stock in place of the can of water? I've recently become impressed with what stock does for the flavor of my recipes. This ep is a blast from the past when i used to watch sopranos and bake ziti! Love your channel, learned so much!
1:43 I personally and *STRONGLY* recommend that you substitute water for tomato juice when making the sauce, I find that it works *REALLY* well. *EDIT:* I also strongly recommend you also add a ricotta béchamel (ricotta cheese sauce) to your lasagna.
Because it's a fucking oval dutch oven. If he would have tried to pour it out of the elongated, barely curved side, it would have spilled all over the place. smh
here's a couple of fun facts : the top layer of parmigiano is there because it will gratin, becoming crispy, brown and deliciously full of umami also, if you plan it you can leave your sauce, ricotta or bechamel a little more liquid and use the lasagne uncooked, leave them 30 minutes in a 180 oven amd they will cook and absorb the sauce and bechamel, ready to make you drool source: my mother, mostly, with some puglia from my gf
Yeah, the main reason why his lasagna can end up watery is because he covers it while cooking, but if you use bechamel or ricotta you're not supposed to
@@itssmartinlovee try making the original Italian lasagne by using béchamel (besciamella) instead of just cheese (which is so American). to make it you only need butter, milk, flour and grated/ground nutmeg! the best
My dad's mom taught my mom how to make lasagna, and she always uses ricotta, and I personally prefer it to cottage cheese. I've never heard of using cream cheese in it though! That sounds really good
The only people that use the term “gravy” while referring to tomato sauce are middle aged Italian Americans whose Italian roots come from their great grandparents that immigrated to the states during the late 1800s. It’s not what it’s “always been called” that statement is ludicrous
My grandmother lived in Italy for several years, and her Sicilian friend taught her to to make lasagna with mozzarella cheese. And chopped bazel leaves.
Hey babish, i noticed you never made bread part 2 in your basics with babish series. I recently got into banking fresh bread and i would love to see the second part.
@@travishenderson9635 Not everyone in Italy does. My family has never called it gravy, and neither has my boyfriends. It's sauce, or if there is meat in it then it is a bolognese. Gravy is just so wrong to me lol
Let's just assume that you forget what you're saying. And you say it over and over..." "Why's it gotta be somethin mean? Why can't you repeat something good?"
Erika Arevalo I made it as well and love the taste, visually I didn’t like all the cottage cheese lumps. Next time I might throw it in the food processor for a second or two. What did you think?
Just some curiosities, since a friend got confused: - in Italy Ziti pasta is much longer than this. It's a spaghetti-size pasta - tricky for this recipe - when talking about Lasagna in Italy, always remember that the south version uses cheese, the Bolognese one is creamier, usually with besciamella sauce. Never tried the in-between one. Seems great
Gabagool!
very cool
It's just fat and nitrates
GABAGOOL
epic
I hope you do the wedding cake from the Arthur episode Just Desserts next
I love the scene in the beginning because Junior was slowly going senile at this point, but Carmella's lasagna was so good that he remembered it distinctly.
Reminds me of what Gus said about food/taste in Breaking Bad: "It always amazes me the way the senses work in connection to memory. I mean, this stew is simply an amalgam of ingredients. Taken separately, these ingredients alone don't remind me of anything. I mean, not very much at all. But in this precise combination, the smell of this meal instantly, it brings you back to my childhood."
Well who in the coming age of growing old would dare forget such a lasagna?
This is before he showed signs
@@papichefitup In this same episode as the "can I have some ice cream" scene lol. And not to mention the infamous Tony Egg. You and Tony Egg again.
@@gregoryborton6598 Junior always loved his food. Constantly talking/eating - "Peppa's n eggs? I shoulda had that..." "Chicken's nice and spicy!" or when he's eating dates or whatever during the phone conference.
The secret ingredient should be a pinch of " abrupt cut to black"
Damn, that would have been fantastic
yes!!
Damn man I came here expecting to see this and I wasn't disappointed.
"DOOOON'T STOP-"
... I literally only know this because of the Lindsay Ellis Game of Thrones episode.
bamannpiderman You know I don’t like that kind of talk...
“What do we do if somebody wants less cheese ?” “We ask them politely yet firmly to leave”
@@trashyclips4488 Then you tell them enthusiastically to stay
"Leave the fuckin cheese where it is. I fuckin love cheese. I stick fuckin provolone in my socks at night so my feet smell like your sister's crotch in the morning" -Sil Dante
*Asian countries have left the chat*
@@trashyclips4488 No idea it was from about 2 years ago, got no intention to change it as i think it's neat
Ahh yes, King of the Soprano, or, Soprano of the Hill.
“What, no f*ckin ziti now?” AJ was such a punk kid but that always makes me laugh.
“HEEEEYYYY!”
i just commented thinking nobody did hahaha legend.
I don't wanna hear that word in here again!
As someone from the Garden State this is without a doubt my favorite show, My friend August Caccavone didn't miss a single episode
Babish: Pours the sauce through the handle of the pan
Everyone else: *Face Palm*
That made me uncomfortable
In his defense it's the most spout-like part of the pot. Could he have ladled the sauce out of the pot in a neater fashion? Sure.
🤣
Those pots are monsters, there is no other way to pour it and props to him for not dumping it everywhere. I've tried every way and I still get burned if I have to pour stuff out. Wouldn't trade my set of cast iron for anything, you just learn to work around it.
@@ShadyShadok too accurate. haha
Anyone else experience a mild panic attack when he poured that dutch oven right out over its handle at 2:45?
AspLode god i thought i was going to die
Y would u have a panic attack?
What a fucking bald amateur muppet fuck....
AspLode How else would he have done it? If he had done it from the other part, it would have surely spilled.
@@erronblack308 he could have grabbed both handles and tipped it over the sidr
“Flying in the face of all tradition”
Paulie: OHHHHH!!
Lasagna and that ziti are very strange for Italian people and more for a Chef from Rome... but, it is ok 😅 we still support Babish 💙🙌🏻🎊🎉🎗🎖
. That’s what this is ya know? Satanic black magic! SICK SHIT!
Dude, there's this channel where they get three Italian chefs bitch about everything. I feel like this will show up lol
@@beefjerkyinmymouth They critiqued Babbish's Cabonara, it was hilarious
Watch it babby
Why do I find it so hilarious how Uncle Jun authoritatively recites the building of Carm's lasagne? Definitely want to make this one of these weekends!
He clearly knew Carms cooking.
@@TraciPeteyforlife well Carm did have some makings of a varsity athlete, her husband however…
@@GhettoVato Small hands!
Babish: “ let’s spice this lasagna up with a homemade ingredient”
*brings out a pig*
“That’s right I’m going to show you how to make your own sweet sausage”
ron swanson approved
also Babish: I think we can do better!
@Xavier Robles >non Italians think gravy is flour in grease
Lmao
Enan Pedraza Why do pathetic human beings like yourself exist, commenting what others say for likes and attention
Kyren Boblet, I thought this up myself
Chill your small brain cells
"half of this stuff is going to neighbors and friends so I don't die"
god, i wish i had neighbors like you...
Aaron Anthonis they don’t accept food?
How does Andrew know that his neighbors aren't just fans that became stalkers to taste his food?
How often do you give food to your neighbours?
@@janani1826 they don't give him food like babish does with his neighbors.
i wish i had him as a neighbor
Can we officially call this massive Dutch oven the Bigg Boi from now on?
Big Boy and Little whisk fighting food crimes!
@@talkirth whenever the Babish sign appears in the sky!!!
No Its the Bigg Boi
it is no longer the dutch oven, but the Burgundian oven.
What size is that?
It astounds me how Babish lives both in fear of and is also ready to fight the Italians
Because he's smart you should always be ready to either feed italians or fight us
@@kinglegault😂
@@kinglegault 😆😆😆
"Pissing a bunch of extra liquid into our pasta"
Mouthwatering, Babs
I didn't even hear him say that lmfao, I was too busy drooling over the pasta ^_^
@@RedRoseSeptember22 drooling over deez nuts
Could be worse, he could have tied his shoes before eating.
@@lincolnshirepoacher9390
Ok Paulie……….
god imagine what it'd be like to live next to this guy and get all his leftovers
I'd be too fat to walk lmfao XD
🤮
If it's cold, I send it back.
@@jordanurbani5881 you don't own a microwave?
softgunforever microwaved food is completely disgusting it ruins the fresh taste of the subtle herbs, how dare you think of destroying a meal with a peasant like microwave.
Babish: *_*breaks from traditional recipe*_*
Italians: *_*angry pizza noises*_*
Nah, this is fine. I hate ricotta, I'm sure it tasted way better with cottage cheese. Well, my grandma makes it better but what can you do?
Davide Pozzani uh k
@@Diddd4444 say i am groot
i am groot
@@Diddd4444 nah fam. We are groot.
My Italian mom always mixed her ricotta with an egg or two depending on how much cheese so it was easier to spread and helps a little with the weird texture :)
Ill try this tip thx your awesome mama for it.
Yeah, I was baffled when he did that mix with cottage cheese instead of ricotta with the egg and seasonings, thats how I've always done it.
And honestly, I've switched to Penne rather than Ziti, all the texture in a more manageable size
@@jaylu7021 This is the most respectful "word to yo mama" I've ever seen on the internet.
I don’t know if anyone else does this but premashing the ricotta before adding anything works wonders (and of course add some cheese)
That’s also how my Italian neighbor taught me. She said it was necessary if I was going to be lazy and not use a besciamella 😭🫠
"as it turns out, there's absolutely no such thing as too much basil"
Damn right there isn't
pesto agrees
Same applies to garlic.
Tomato and Basil is like Italian Peanut butter an Jelly.
Andrew: Fresh mozzarella has too much moisture.
Also Andrew: I'm going to use cottage cheese and a bechamel and make this 3x as runny as the last two.
I was thinking the same thing! Isn't Ricotta just cottage cheese with most of the moisture removed?? Seems like he removed the moisture from the fresh mozzarella just to add it back in with the cottage cheese lol. Either way it looks delicious though...
Better off using real fresh mozzarella.
I cried when he used cottage cheese
Is he high using cottage cheese....my grandmother just did a backflip in her grave
And the bechamel .....this guys killin me
My Nana literally screamed “what the fuck are you doing!?”at the Video when you replaced Ricotta with cottage cheese 🤣 I’ve never heard her cuss like that
Italian family eh?
I don’t know if I’ve ever been this disgusted by someone cooking pasta.
He lost me on that one 🤢
Cringe
I wouldn’t put ricotta or cottage cheese,i hate soft cheese
"The sauce is delicious, the cheese is delicious, the pasta is delicious *the ricotta is okay* ."
-Babish 2019
Lasagna doesn't call for ricotta 😅 as a Chef from Italy, believe me, it calls for bechamel... Ricotta is only a regional, very specific variation... But we love Babish no matter what 😍🎉🏆🙌🏻🎖🍹🎊🎗🍀
Ricotta:
*sad melting noises*
Oh! What da fuhk?
Petition for babish to make the jelly krabby patty from SpongeBob
Or that onion sundae thing...
He’s already done the Krabby patty :)
@@faithhaining1675 but not with the jelly
Done... 🙌🏻🎖🌞🔥
The jelly krabby patty is literally jelly with bun 😐
I always make the mistake of watching this in bed and getting really hungry.
Trust me. Eating before watching doesnt help. X)
same here
that’s why i always watch babish’s vids while i eat!
Nuur Salsabilaa kinda makes it worse for me
Pro tip: have snacks on hand before watching. Even plain bread tastes better with Babish video.
"So what? No fucking ziti now?". Favorite line from The Sopranos.
HEY!!
Gabagool? Ova hereeeeee!
I did 20 years
OHHHHH!!!!
Makes ricotta with Brad: "I like ricotta in my lasagna now"
Makes lasagna by himself :"this stupid recipe has stupid ricotta and I hate it"
@@Neasyorc If you're like that when you drink I don't even want to see what you're like sober.
It's ok. Hes just Italian
The Abortion LMAO
Lasagna and ziti that way are very strange for Italian people and more for a Chef from Rome... And not all kinds of lasagne has ricotta... That's a lie... but, it is ok 😅 we still support Babish 💙🙌🏻🎊🎉🎗🎖
Neasyorc I mean, I’m pretty sure it’s because the ricotta was freshly made, not just store bought stuff. And even then, he just said he didn’t hate it, not that he was always going to use ricotta from then on.
Mr. Babish, this is an amazing recipe and I’m sure you’re a very respectable person but the fact you poured that sauce over the handle is inexcusable and this is a call of war
What kind of chairs?
he did it because its a huge, heavy, oval pan. If he would have poured it out of the other side, it would have spread out and spilled everywhere.
It would've gone everywhere if he hadn't
🪑
How much cheese do you want in your Lasagna?
Babish : Yes
The only correct answer
i could hear all Italian grand parents whisper "sun ava Bitcha" when you used cottage cheese
"mama miaaa"
I actually love cottage cheese in these sorts of things, but I definitely understand it makes some people cringe hardcore.
@@Playmikesux I do NOT understand choosing cottage cheese over ricotta, I'm sorry.
@@leonfromny no
@@polarisnorth Did you try it?
The fact that the "so no f*****g ziti" clip wasn't used breaks my heart
edit
since this got liked by Babish just wanted to throw out the suggestion of monkfish turducken from Malcolm in the Middle for the next thanksgiving special.
It would fit perfectly when he switches out the ziti for rigatoni.
Bless you for this comment. 🙌🏻🤣
Rigatoni, ziti, schiaffoni works good too. If you need some tips, just ask, my friend! Xoxo 🙌🏻🎗🎉🎖🍹🍀
"Oh!" *Smacks head
you edited your comment so your heart is gone now :/
"Did somebody say that's too much cheese?"
Never in my life have I heard such blasphemy.
I think he should do cooking with lion from steven universe the sushi
@@oltribgaming2839 i think he might have already done it
Cheese meat bread gravy
Wine. The 5 basic food groups.
C'mon Babish give the people what they need! "What is that?" you may ask. Why, its a Drake & Josh Special of course! The possibilities are endless from Goat Balls, to Cumin Waffles, to Peruvian Puff Pepper Salsa! You could make Glue Cheese Nachos, Really Big Shrimp, or Snow made from Cheese! A few words of wisdom though, if you find an Enchilada in your fridge with no note, it might be Crazy Steve's. And remember: when making brownies, let them cook all the way through before trying to eat them! (Or don't Drake didn't seem to have a problem eating molten brownie soup)
Great comment👍
Yes!
Would love to see this! Awesome comment
Shut up. You’re so annoying. No one wants that you never even watched drake and josh.
@@jacewelsh8537 apparently 344 people do. Also, you're way more annoying.
I have made the Ziti (Babish version) twice now and I can't get enough of it. It is so flavorful and luscious I have to force myself not to go back for thirds or more.
Andrew, thank you for all that you do. I'm finally getting around to joining to be a part of your awesome community efforts. You are an inspiration to me, and your recipes are awesome too! 😁
Did you try the lasagna yet?
*The entire country of Italy would like to speak with you.*
1:20 thats all i need to tell my family to organize a raid to new york
Lasagna with ziti is very strange for Italian people and more for a Chef from Rome... but, it is ok 😅 we still support Babish 💙🙌🏻🎊🎉🎗🎖
It's a given that Italians will complain if there is the slightest deviation from what their respective grandmothers do - even though their grandmothers don't all do the same thing.
I mean he called sumo 'gravy', the fuck is that
@@papayeezus sugo
The fact that Ricotta was swapped out for cottage cheese made my entire bloodline upset.
But aren't those the same thing?
Jane Doe definitely not the same thing
I bet 5 icelandic crowns that you dont even know your bloodline
Surprised Char Nobody asked nor cares
Surprised Char same
Find a man who will talk to you as lovingly as Babish soothing his boiling meat sauce.
What?
i’ve found that mixing white sauce with a classic tomato gravy with sweet italian sausage will produce one of the best sauces you’ve ever had in your life.
Pink sauce is the nectar of the gods
Please tell me how to make the white sauce!
@@julietteyork3721 you will need a male friend
@@PJBloop what
@@PJBloop 😂🤣
In The Sopranos, Junior never said "whole leaf basil" it doesn't have to interfere with cutting if you shred the basil leaves before you layer it.
When you turned your pan sliding the sauce through the pan's handle I almost died
Italian food gives me the Hershey squirts.
I bet you don’t like Oreos
Babish: *adds nutmeg*
James Townsend and Son wants to know your location
The crossover of the century, babish and James making a meal inspired by a historical film
what I thought. also missed opportunity for the red dead redemtion bear stew episode
I'd watch that
It is too much also for a cooking Channel 😅 but these extreme things seems to happen once every thousand years 😂 my Channel agrees! 🏆🎉♥🎖🍹🙌🏻🎊💖🤣🎗
@@earningattorney9887 Can we also get Nick Hodges from History Buffs in as well to comment on how well the film portrayed the food?
Andrew has always had the makings of a varsity cook
“JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OUT, BABISH PULLED ME BACK IN”
*Silvio Dante voice*
SHINEPOSTING INCOMING
I love how he just says "It's a bad day when tiny whisk is in the washer."
7:57 I was scared you were going to add freshly grated Babish
Best comment by far
Don't pre-grated babish it's coated in potato starch.
Hamzah More like freshly grated head ass, put down the tide pods moron
Just to be clear in Italy, especially in the regions near Neapolis, to make any type of baked pasta (Pasta al forno, Lasagna, Cannelloni and so on) we use Scamorza, or sometimes Provola, instead of fresh mozzarella. I might go as far as to say fresh Mozzarella is not used in Italian's baked pasta.
Scamorza is essentially the italian version of low moisture mozzarella, has a similar flavour but it's much better to cook with than the fresh stuff.
There is also smoked Scamorza, to give the dish extra flavour.
Provola is a similar cheese, often used smoked, that melts like a boss and has a super good smokey rich flavour that makes a Neapolitan baked dish instantly recognizable to a trained palate.
So yes, using fresh mozzarella, especially in baked pasta, is unoptimal and in many italian regions (i cant speak for every one of them) is a nono..
Can you be more pretentious and stereotypical, I’m in the mood to complain
@@sk8erin8er Im as far away from a stereotypical italian as you can imagine, but im a bit pretentious im not gonna lie.
I mostly wanted to shed some light on Italian traditions, since most of the world is convinced that we put high quality fresh Mozzarella in our recipe when we barely put it in the fridge. Fresh Mozzarella is best when eaten raw, sure you can cook with it but most italian traditions have various cheeses we use when cooking.
I didnt want to sound pedantic or annoying, but i guess that's how a lot of people will read my message...
But yeah, feel free to complain ^^
@@theduelist92 How is it pretentious to say that Babish was actually a bit closer to what they do in Italy? You're saying the dude is making a correct choice, how is that a bad thing?
@@deathpyre42 I guess i came off as a fancy snob italian prick trying to make a big deal off of my knowledge and shit. I dunno, mabye the guy was just pissed and needed someone on the Internet to take it off xD
Sounds yummy ^_^
1:20
“I recognize the council has made a decision, but seeing as it’s a stupid ass decision, I’ve elected to ignore it” - Nick Fury
you should make the noodles from "kung fu panda"
Quergid yes
The dumplings from Kung Fu Panda would be cool too! I'd be interested to see if he could make them as round as they are in the movie
don't forget the dumplings as well
I like how every italo American here is rioting over the ricotta while I am sitting on my humble, but truly Italian, ass thinking..
But the original recipe of Lasagne does not even call for ricotta, it actually needs bechamel... bah
Someone with some sense
Hint: most of the people saying they're Italian are likely just like the main characters in the Sopranos: Americans with Italian heritage who overvalue their chosen identity, hence they take great offense to non-issues like the kinds of cheese people use in their pasta dishes.
Deo gratias un altro italiano in questo thread. Andiamo a purificare il mondo da queste eresie.
Pffft aaaaahh hahahahahahahaaaa!!! YOU TELL 'EM!!! X-D
😅 I'm German not italian, but i kept thinking the same.
Lasagne is definitely always made with bechamel.
As someone from New Jersey..you can totally identify someone’s mother from their lasagna.
Babish: “I object to Ricotta”
Me: “Oh Grandma is gonna want some words”
Yea! Same. I come from a big Italian family and when he said that I was like “WHAT!”
Nvp0402 It all depends on where you’re family is from in Italy. In the south of Italy, Ricotta is huge and an integral staple of those dishes. In the North of Italy they typically use Béchamel.
You know, actually a lot of italians, including me, use besciamella (bechamel) instead of ricotta
Really bold of him to shit on the ricotta and then use COTTAGE CHEESE. Disgusting.
@@giovannimarconi actually some of us use both hahahaha
Babish: Ricotta is trash.
Also Babish: C O T T A G E C H E E S E
2:47 wtf why did babish pour the sauce out over the handle like that...
Because that's the only spot shallow enough to not spill everywhere.
I would have used a yaddle and then poured the last little bit at the bottom. I dont like the executive of it neither.
@@brittanyjohnson5305 Then you are a patient fellow, I personally would've gone the Babish route.
Juno that would actually cause a bit of a mess, compared to Babish’s technique, it had a hole to go through.
Because those pots, especially one that size, are enameled cast iron and stupid heavy, even without being full of sauce. Trying to tip it by only the handles would be very difficult. Tipping it by holding a handle on the far end and with a hand underneath the pot, like he did, is so much easier, even if it does means he gets sauce on the handle. He had to wash the pot anyway, soooo.
I've made that second Ziti recipe before... It's truly hard to understate how amazing it is. The bechamel enhances it to a whole other level
In my head I was despairing until I finally heard the word BECHAMEL
Right! Lasagne with bechamel is both good and pure.
"The recipe said to do this, but I'm not gonna"
- Babish, 2k19
"Nothing is sadder in this world than under sauced baked ziti"
Except under seasoned bread sticks, of course
Toast with no butter :(
There definitely needs to be a part 2 which features Artie Bucco's recipes as well as Carm's STEAK PIZZAIOLA
when you poured the sauce through the handle, I cringed so hard I exited my body. please babish think of the children
I know right. Who does that? Great video as always
@@obiwan8393 I do. Life is messy. Its all okay.
Just when I thought I was out, Babish pulls me back in!
Lmao
Seadaddy He killed sixteen Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator.
I love it dude hahahaha
Joaq Wizard Phoenix his house looked like shit.....
@@rosiemurray2611
I DIDANT
I always cook the meat first, remove, and cook onions and garlic in that fat instead.
That's the way I do it too
I hint most people do it that way
And you get to scrape all that fond off the bottom and mix that flavor into the onions and garlic. Super delicious
Yeah that's the way to do it
Paulie had a wonderful system for garlic. He used a Razor and sliced it so thin it would liquefy in the pan with a little oil. It's a very good system.
The “father Phil” reference. You’re a true fan.
You're sleepin ova right?
No no no, it’s monsenior Jughead
"So what? No f-king ziti now?" - Anthony Soprano jr.
Hey babs, can you make the lamb sauce from Hell's Kitchen
oh my god yes
Pea Shooter it’s not from kitchen nightmares. It’s from Hell’s Kitchen
Edit: “YOU CALL THIS A BLODDY MEATLOAF MARTHA? THIS IS A FUCKING TRAVESTY AND YOU BETTER BE FUCKING HAPPY IT DOESNT VIOLATE THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS!”
That's Hell's Kitchen
WHERE IS THE LAMB SAUCE????????
*Hell's Kitchen
Agreed. Lasagna with a béchamel is definitely the superior option to ricotta.
Take that opinion to France where it belongs and won't ruin any more lasagna
@@tomfox9880 what? Original lasagna in Italy has bechamel, every other option is a bastardisation. Nobody in Italy puts ricotta in lasagna, or at least not in the basic classic one
You opinion is wrong, but we all have assholes so take it for what its worth, but lasagna isn't "traditional" without Ricotta.
Bechamel is traditional generally in northern Italian, regional variation is a thing. And its also def the superior lasagne
As an actual Italian, fuck ricotta (at least in a lasagne, not lasagna). FUCK ALL OF THE 10th generation "Italians" who make "traditional lasagna" with ricotta, pre cooked lasagne sheets and fucking "Italian sausage".
my mother always used cottage cheese in these dishes and her stuffed shells, babish is the first person outside of my family ive seen do it, love it so much
"all this stuff is going to neighbors and friends" How nice it must be to be Babish's Neighbor
It’s so that he doesn’t die.
When he substituted cottage cheese for ricotta my Kill Bill-style siren and red flashing was triggered.
I suddenly turned into an Italian gangster and muttered "He's dead to me."
@@rachell1794 THANK YOU FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT I mean I said it
@savvy rhinosaurus I was going to say the same thing
Ricotta is some grainy ass shit.. Cottage cheese is far better in lasagna.
@savvy rhinosaurus An American perfected Lasagna. :D
Please make the Teletubbies custard and toast. I always wanted to eat it
It's a waffle cooked in a shaped iron, and pudding. You could literally have that like any time
I’d recommend actually using custard tho!!!! It’s a bit rarer to find it the states outside of donuts lol:)
@Bmann92 but knowing Babish, he would probably take that dish to the next level in his own way. I’m curious to see how he does it if he chose to make that!
@@Tenshii_Artii I suppose that's true. Could be interesting
Marshmallow Fluff 😂 that made me laugh I don’t really know why. I guess it takes me back to the days when I would watch it with my nephew. Wtf were they thinking with that show!
"All this is going to neighbors and friends so I don't die." Italians can put away some serious amounts of food.
There’s no trace of ricotta in traditional lasagna, there’s besciamella!
E il bello è che gli "integralisti" si offendono perché lui preferisce la besciamella. Gesù
You Italians take your food so serious for no reason
@@davon6704 They arent...they're kind of saying that the recipe isnt 100% traditional anyways so that it shouldnt matter.
wrong. depends on the region of italy, ricotta is traditional in some areas.
Grazie Edoardo... Un altro post di cui avevamo bisogno. 💖🎉🎗👇🏻♥🎊🍹🎖🍀
Shoulda ended the video with Journeys Dont Stop Believin and cut to black 👍
That is my song 😂
Put that aside, did he say cosher salt (can’t spell it ) in this video
Me: "That's too much cheese."
Literally 3 seconds later
Babish: "You can leave now."
Me:😳😳😳
Clever piggy happened to me too
How can you say that’s too much cheese in a pasta bake
Mr. Wonky cause too much cheese is too much cheese ion care if it’s a Pasta Bake, a Cheeseburger or Macaroni and Cheese lol
3:38 "Try to flip the pattern on every layer"
*Babish* : Lays each layer horizontally
He meant more as in, how there were two rows of full noodles and then a tiny layer of snipped noods, next layer should be snipped noods and two full rows.
In addition to the 'things you'd do differently' what about substituting a premade beef or pork stock in place of the can of water? I've recently become impressed with what stock does for the flavor of my recipes. This ep is a blast from the past when i used to watch sopranos and bake ziti! Love your channel, learned so much!
God damn!
Do you just have a whole wheel of parmesan just sitting there?
Chances are he probably does
Probably yeah
Most likely
That thing is 780$ lmao
I buy giant wedges from Costco that last months and so much better than regular stores.
'"Did somebody just say that's too much cheese?"
"I ama go ahead and ask you to leave."
Never have a related more to anything!!
1:43 I personally and *STRONGLY* recommend that you substitute water for tomato juice when making the sauce, I find that it works *REALLY* well.
*EDIT:* I also strongly recommend you also add a ricotta béchamel (ricotta cheese sauce) to your lasagna.
WHY WOULD YOU TRANSFER THE SAUCE ON THE SIDE WHERE THE HANDLE IS? JESUS CHRIST. That was rough to watch.
AHKira yooooooooo lmao i was saying the same thing
estoban kupah would you calm down?
@estoban kupah Get off of TH-cam kid
Because it's a fucking oval dutch oven. If he would have tried to pour it out of the elongated, barely curved side, it would have spilled all over the place. smh
Cuz it would've gone everywhere if he hadnt???
How about making some pies from Pushing Daisies ? Nothing like the sweet taste of reanimation.
I love that show and I whole heartedly agree we need those pies.
here's a couple of fun facts :
the top layer of parmigiano is there because it will gratin, becoming crispy, brown and deliciously full of umami
also, if you plan it you can leave your sauce, ricotta or bechamel a little more liquid and use the lasagne uncooked, leave them 30 minutes in a 180 oven amd they will cook and absorb the sauce and bechamel, ready to make you drool
source: my mother, mostly, with some puglia from my gf
smart
Thats what my mother would always do with her lasagna! I can't stand ricotta lasagna because I'm so used to her making it with bechamel
This - always with bechamel and the pasta goes in uncooked. I’ve never understood people cooking it first, so much more effort and unnecessary.
@@christina2071 i dont dislike the ricotta recipe, but my heart is with bechamel
Yeah, the main reason why his lasagna can end up watery is because he covers it while cooking, but if you use bechamel or ricotta you're not supposed to
0:55 Phil's favourite uses tomatoes that have been in the can for 20 years
Sometimes you gotta compromise
My nonna always did cottage cheese and cream cheese in her lasagna. Ricotta gets too grainy. The cream cheese is always SO GOOD in a baked pasta!!
I should try that. I hate ricotta in my lasagna
serene2681 , its why iv always know the ricotta to be blended 1st with egg and seasoned with fresh black pepper and a tiny hit of nutmeg
@@itssmartinlovee try making the original Italian lasagne by using béchamel (besciamella) instead of just cheese (which is so American). to make it you only need butter, milk, flour and grated/ground nutmeg! the best
My dad's mom taught my mom how to make lasagna, and she always uses ricotta, and I personally prefer it to cottage cheese. I've never heard of using cream cheese in it though! That sounds really good
Everyone: you can't make lasagna without ricotta
Andrew: hold my beer
Shit I didn't know everyone was WRONG -sincerely, all of Italy
beschamel or I suppose mornay
more like Andrew: hold my kosher salt
*hold my tiny whisk
Every time you said "gravy" a piece of my Italian soul died
It's sauce.
I've heard plenty of Italians call it gravy
It depends where u are from. Not something to argue over
The only people that use the term “gravy” while referring to tomato sauce are middle aged Italian Americans whose Italian roots come from their great grandparents that immigrated to the states during the late 1800s. It’s not what it’s “always been called” that statement is ludicrous
He calls it gravy because he is quoting the show. The Sopranos said gravy so he is in the episode. Take it up with The Sopranos writers, not him
My grandmother lived in Italy for several years, and her Sicilian friend taught her to to make lasagna with mozzarella cheese. And chopped bazel leaves.
Normal people: large Dutch oven
Me, an intellectual: E U R O P E A N
F U R N A C E
Hey babish, i noticed you never made bread part 2 in your basics with babish series. I recently got into banking fresh bread and i would love to see the second part.
Is no one else scared by the fact that he doesn’t blow on his STEAMING HOT food before he eats it?
He's got the mouth of a true gourmet. You can hear it when he talks about food he likes too.
Emnimz It’s a chef thing probably. My mom is a chef and will taste things straight from the oven
Chefs have different views on what is "hot" per say.
“I wanted manicotti, I compromised. I ate Ziti and Lasagne instead.”
Eyes twitching every time you called the sauce "gravy"
Same
That's what they call it in Italy..
@@travishenderson9635 yea, but in Italy the "gravy" is tasteless as fuck. Not to mention too watery and tomato-ey.
Can you blame the dude for making gravy with a suspin?
@@travishenderson9635 Not everyone in Italy does. My family has never called it gravy, and neither has my boyfriends. It's sauce, or if there is meat in it then it is a bolognese. Gravy is just so wrong to me lol
"Just because it's traditional, doesn't mean it's good... or even ACTUALLY traditional."
- Intelligence
Babish never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
Taylor Craig Newbold Small hands...
IT ISN'T TRUE! I LETTERED IN FOOTBALL!
Let's just assume that you forget what you're saying. And you say it over and over..."
"Why's it gotta be somethin mean? Why can't you repeat something good?"
@@hettbeans
Small hands he had
@@hettbeans You never played college ball
The saved liquid of the low moisture mozzarella is going to be replaced by the tears of Italian chef’s
Made the baked ziti with your changes and it is soooo much more delicious.. loving the silky creamy cheesy texture 🤤😍
Erika Arevalo I made it as well and love the taste, visually I didn’t like all the cottage cheese lumps. Next time I might throw it in the food processor for a second or two. What did you think?
@@antonyjiovanazzo5411 i would melt some cheese when making the bechamel...
when he added cottage cheese my fight and flight response activatws
sarge fight or flight? And why exactly? If it’s because you think it’s gross, then you are just way too picky and hopefully you grow out of it.
5:30
Dear Babish,
You missed a beautiful opportunity to say “right meow” when you directed us to your Garfield lasagna video.
Sincerely, me
I love how bobby seems offended it was carmela's lasagna
You sir, just entered my favorite channel list. For good.
Junior just said a layer of basil leaves. He never said the leaves were whole.
Thank you! That was so frustrating to watch.
He also got it from the Sopranos Cookbook though
He said basil leaves, so I'd say he meant whole. If he said a layer of basil it would have been easier to think it could have been cut up
The music at the end he went off like a BOSS. I'm subbing and making this.
Just some curiosities, since a friend got confused:
- in Italy Ziti pasta is much longer than this. It's a spaghetti-size pasta - tricky for this recipe
- when talking about Lasagna in Italy, always remember that the south version uses cheese, the Bolognese one is creamier, usually with besciamella sauce. Never tried the in-between one. Seems great