Italian Pasta Recipes - Filled Pasta Tubes (Cannelloni) Recipe

Ingredients                      

• 350 g/12 oz/3 cups plain (all-purpose) flour

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 2 eggs

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups lean minced (ground) beef

• 1 large onion, minced

• 5 ml/1 tsp dried oregano

• Tomato Sauce, to serve

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Method:

1. Put the flour with a little salt and pepper in a bowl. Beat the eggs and mix into the flour. Mix with enough cold water to form a firm dough. Knead well.

2. Roll out on a floured board and cut into rectangles about 7.5 X 10 cm/3 X 4 in.

3. Mix together the minced beef and onion and blend with the oregano. Season with the salt and pepper.

4. Spread a little of the mixture on each piece of dough and wet the edges of the pastry with water. Roll up like a sausage roll.

5. Place the cannelloni carefully into a pan of boiling water and boil for 8-10 minutes. Drain well and serve with Tomato Sauce.