Cannelloni di Carne

• 8 cannelloni sheets 2/3 cup and 2 tbsp of flour, made with 1 egg and 100 grams
• 8 lasagne sheets 2/3 cup and 2 tbsp of flour, made with 1 egg and 100 grams
• béchamel sauce 2 cups of milk, 50 gms (3 ½ tbsp) of butter and 50 gms (1/3 cup) of flour, made with 500 ml

For the filling

• 400 gms ground beef 1 lb
• 400 gms ground pork or another 400 gms - 1 lb of beef mince if you do not eat pork, 1 lb
• 1 onion chopped
• 45 ml extra virgin olive oil 3 tbsp
• 1 bay leaf
• 75 ml white wine optional - you can skip this if you do not drink alcohol, 5 tbsp
• 85 parmigiano reggiano finely grated, 1 ½ cups
• 200 ml béchamel sauce ¾ cups, as per above recipe
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste

For the tomato sauce

• 1 onion chopped, small
• 30 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 680 ml tomato puree 2 ¾ cups
• basil a few leaves
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste

To assemble

• The remaining about 300 ml – 1¼ cup béchamel sauce as per above recipe
• 35 gms parmigiano reggiano finely grated, ½ cup