Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp. butter plus
  • 6 Tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 lb grnd pork
  • 1/4 lb grnd veal
  • 1/2 c. grated Parmigiano-Reggiano plus more for garnishing pasta
  • 1 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 c. lowfat milk Salt to taste Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste
  • 1 pch nutmeg
  • 1 x egg beaten
  • 1 x recipe Basic Fresh Egg Pasta dough (see recipe)
  • 1 c. Basic Tomato Sauce (see recipe)
  • 1 c. Bechamel Sauce - (Besciamella) (see recipe)

Method

  • In a large skillet, heat the butter over high heat till it foams and subsides.
  • Add in the grnd pork and veal and cook over high heat till it begins to brown in its own fat.
  • Drain the excess fat and add in the Parmigiano, the flour and the lowfat milk and reduce heat to a simmer.
  • Cook for 10 min, stirring regularly, then remove from heat and allow to cold.
  • Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg and stir in the egg.
  • Set aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Roll the pasta out to the thinnest setting on a pasta rolling machine and cut it into rectangles measuring 4 inches by 6 inches.
  • Divide the meat filling proportionately among the rectangles and roll the pasta around the filling, jelly-roll style making 14 to 16 canneloni.
  • Blanch till tender in boiling water.
  • Remove and put in an ice water bath.
  • In an 8- or possibly 9-inch square, oven-proof casserole, spoon half the tomato sauce across the bottom in an even layer.
  • Carefully lay each pasta package in the casserole so which they are in a single layer.
  • Top with the remaining tomato sauce, then the bechamel.
  • Finish with the freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and bake in the oven 20 to 25 min, till the sauces and cheese are bubbling and the edges of the pasta are crispy and browned.
  • Serve immediately from the cooking dish.
  • This recipe yields 6 servings.