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Beef Cannelloni
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • Pastry bag

Ingredients
  

  • 0.5 kg minced beef [1 lb]
  • 12 cannelloni rolls
  • 1 potato
  • 100 gr parmesan [3.5 oz]
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • canola oil

Bechamel Sauce

  • 300 ml milk [10 oz]
  • 20 gr butter [0.7 oz]
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced

Tomato sauce

  • 400 gr crushed tomatoes  [0.9 lb] (I use Mutti's)
  • 130 gr tomato concentrate or paste [4.5 oz] (I use Mutti's)
  • ½ onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic minced
  • olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Slice the potato and place it in a pot with cold water and salt.
  • Bring to a boil and cook until the potato is soft and can be mashed.
  • When ready, take out the potato and mash it in a bowl.

Tomato Sauce

  • While the potato is cooking, in a pot sauté the onions in olive oil until soften (if you don't like onions you can skip).
  • Add the minced garlic for around 1 min, until fragrance turns from spicy to sweet.
  • Added the crushed tomatoes and tomato paste, and ¼ tsp of ground nutmeg.
  • Lower the heat to a simmer and let it cook for at least 30 mins stirring occasionally to prevent the sauce from burning in the bottom of the pot. 

The Beef

  • Fry the minced beef in a pan with a bit of oil. Use a spatula or a spoon to separate the minced beef into the smallest chunks possible. Salt the beef while in the pan.
  • Add ½ tsp of ground nutmeg.
  • When the beef is ready add the mashed potato, a bit at a time and combine.
  • Continue adding until there is enough to make the beef connect.

Bechamel sauce

  • Melt the butter in a small pot or saucepan over low heat until it stops bubbling.
  • Add the garlic and sauté for a minute until fragrance turns from spicy to sweet.
  • Add the milk slowly while stirring to avoid creating clumps. Add ¼ tsp of ground nutmeg.
  • Bring to a boil and lower the heat.

The Cannelloni

  • When the beef is cold enough, place it in a pastry bag.
  • Feel each cannelloni with the beef. While holding the cannelloni, fill it from one side until it fills the whole tube.
  • In an oven dish, place the tomato sauce until a height of about half the cannelloni size.
  • Place the cannelloni with some space between them (about ⅓ of the cannelloni size) to allow them to expand a bit.
  • Pour the béchamel sauce evenly on the cannelloni.
  • Sprinkle the parmesan cheese above the cannelloni.
  • Place the dish uncovered in an oven preheated to 180°C(360°F) for around 25 minutes, until the parmesan browns a bit but doesn't burn.