Nduja Lasagna with Salami & Bocconcini | GCBC15 Ep13

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🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: spicy Italian sausage

Chicken sausage is lower in fat, while spicy Italian sausage offers a similar flavor profile.

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in calories, while cream cheese provides a creamy texture.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat content, while provolone is often more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative, while grana padano is a less expensive cheese with a similar flavor.

Heat a large pan over high heat.

Add chopped celery, onion, carrot, garlic, and a bay leaf to the pan.

Pour in olive oil and add butter; sweat the vegetables until sweet and luscious.

Add Calabrian salami to the pan, breaking it up with a spoon until it falls apart and mixes in.

Season with salt and black pepper.

Add minced beef to the pan; brown the meat for flavor.

Add more salt and pepper to taste.

Pour in Sherry vinegar and red wine; mix well.

Add a couple of tablespoons of sugar to balance the salt.

Stir in tomato passata; let it simmer until loose and juicy.

In a separate pan, melt butter for the béchamel sauce.

Add equal parts flour to the melted butter; stir to form a paste without lumps.

Gradually add milk while stirring to avoid lumps; heat until smooth and thickened.

Stir in fresh basil and oregano into the bolognese sauce just before assembling the lasagna.

Spread some bolognese sauce in the bottom of a baking dish.

Add a layer of lasagna sheets, followed by more bolognese sauce and dollops of béchamel sauce.

Sprinkle cheese over the layers; repeat the process until all ingredients are used, finishing with cheese on top.

Bake in the oven until bubbly and golden.

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