130grtomato concentrate or paste[4.5 oz] (I use Mutti's)
½onion, chopped
3cloves 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.