Cannelloni With Braised Pork Cheeks And Sweet Cicely Recipes

THREE MEAT CANNELLONI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet. Add onion, celery, and carrot, and cook over moderate heat until softened. Add the garlic, and cook 1 minute. Add veal, pork, and beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, until meat is no longer pink. Add wine, and reduce for 1 minute. Stir in broth. Add herbs, bay leaf, and salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Uncover, and reduce until almost dry. Discard bay leaf. Set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter or margarine in a saucepan set over moderately low heat. Whisk in flour for approximately 2 minutes. Whisk in milk, grated nutmeg, and salt and pepper. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir in parsley and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Transfer the cooled meat mixture to a large bowl. Mix in egg yolks. Mix in the cheese and parsley sauce. Set aside.
• Combine the tomato sauce and cream, set aside.
• Cut the pasta sheets crosswise into 5 inch lengths. In a pot of boiling salted water, cook the noodles a few at a time until al dente. This should take only a minute or two with fresh pasta. Transfer to a bowl of cold water. Spread the noodles in one layer on paper towels to drain.
• Spoon 1/4 cup of the filling down the center of one noodle, and roll the noodle to enclose the filing. Transfer the cannelloni, seam side down, to a well buttered gratin dish. Repeat with the remaining noodles and filling, arranging in single layer. Ladle the tomato sauce over the cannelloni, and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 10 minutes, or until bubbling. Run under the broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 2 minutes, or until golden.

ITALIAN BAKED CANNELLONI

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, warm oil and saute ground beef with the onion, sage and rosemary; cook until meat is evenly browned and crumbly. Drain fat. Add salt and 1/2 cup white wine; cook until wine is evaporated. Set mixture aside.
• To make the Bechamel sauce: Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and stir until well incorporated. Stir in milk and bring to a slow boil until mixture thickens. Remove sauce from the heat. In a steady stream, pour the bechamel in to the beaten egg yolks, whisking constantly. Stir the sauce into the meat mixture. Stir in the cubed mozzarella.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter and saute onion until soft and translucent. Add 1/2 cup white wine and let it cook down to evaporate; add stewed tomatoes and salt. Mix well; simmer for 15 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, a few at a time, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; using a slotted spoon, remove immediately to a pot filled with cold water. Lift pasta out with slotted spoon and arrange on a flat surface.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Spoon a line of filling into each shell, starting from one end and using your finger to push the filling inside of each shell. Place cannelloni in prepared baking dish and cover with tomato sauce mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until heated through; when finished baking, allow to stand for 5 minutes and serve.

CANNELLONI (BEST OF BRIDGE) RECIPE

Steps:

• Chicken Filling Cook chicken and finely chop or grind meat. Combine oil, onion, celery, carrots and parsley in saucepan and cook for 10 minutes. Beat egg yolks in a large bowl, add Parmesan cheese and ricotta or creamed cottage cheese and beat until smooth. Add oregano, basil, nutmeg and pepper. Add chicken, pan juice, chicken broth, and cooked onions, celery, carrots and parsley. Beat until well mixed. This may be covered and refrigerated or frozen until ready to use. Cheddar Sauce Melt butter in saucepan, add flour until smooth, then carefully add chicken broth, stirring constantly. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in cheddar cheese until well blended and thick. Add cream. Add prepared Mindless Meat Sauce. Add prepared Hollandaise sauce. If not using "Express" pasta, cook Cannelloni shells in boiling, salted water for 8 minutes, drain and rinse in cold water. Don't be concerned if shells split it makes them easier to fill. Spoon a thin layer of sauce in two 9"x13" pans. Using approximately 2 tbsp. chicken filling per shell, shape filling in hands and insert shell. Place in pans, side by side in two rows. Carefully spoon cheddar sauce around cannelloni. Cover each cannelloni with grated Monterey Jack cheese. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, until cheese is bubbling. Serve at once. If you're making the entire recipe in advance, prepare to the baking stage and freeze. (If using the Catelli "Express" Cannelloni noodles, the stuffed cannelloni should be baked first before freezing.) Mindless Meat Sauce Preheat oven to 350oC. In large roasting pan, spread ground beef. Cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to separate. Meanwhile, combine sage, oregano, pepper, onion, mushrooms and garlic in saucepan and cook at medium heat until onions are transparent. Drain off excess fat from meat. Spread onion/mushroom mixture over meat and continue cooking in oven for 15 minutes more. Remove from oven and add canned tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 1 hour or longer, Add salt to taste. Store in container and freeze. Use it in any recipe calling for meat sauce, such as spaghetti, lasagna or cannelloni.