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Truffle & White Ragu Cannelloni

Sam Dunham
A heavenly white ragu & black truffle cannelloni dish served at the Campovalano Truffle Sagra, a small town's dedication to the fact that Abruzzo provides 40% of Italy's truffles
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Filling

  • 6 Tbs Olive Oil
  • 1 Celery Stalk finely chopped
  • 2 Cloves of Garlic
  • 1 White Onion finely chopped
  • 100 g Proscuitto finely sliced
  • 1 Chard Leaf finely chopped
  • 1 Romaine Lettuce Leaf finely chopped
  • 200 g Mushrooms coarsely chopped
  • 400 g Mince Veal
  • 1/2 Glass of Dry White Wine
  • 3 Tbs Pecorino or Parmesan Cheese
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Pasta

  • 400 g Egg Lasagne
  • 1 Black Truffle

Béchamel Sauce

  • 30 g Butter
  • 30 g Flour
  • 1/2 L Whole Milk
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • Nutmeg to taste
  • 3 tbs Grated Pecorino or Parmesan Cheese
  • A little Black Truffle grated

Post Bake

  • Grated Black Truffle

Instructions
 

To Make the Stuffing

  • Finely chop the celery and onion and saute them in a large pan with 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt and when the mixture appears transparent, add the finely sliced ham and the mince meat. Mix and push it down with a wooden spoon and let it brown. Add salt and pepper, pour over wine and let it evaporate. Beat the eggs and pour into the mixture.
  • Transfer the meat into a bowl and pour 2 tablespoons of oil into the pan, add a clove of unpeeled garlic and the mushrooms previously cleaned and cut into slices, add salt and allow to cook until all their water has evaporated.
  • Remove the garlic clove and add to the meat mixture. Pour a little oil into a pan and the remaining garlic and sauté the finely chopped chard leaf and cook for 5 minutes
  • Add the chard to the meat & mushroom mixture and 3 tablespoons of cheese. Add to a food processor and briefly pulse and check the taste and add more salt & pepper if needed.

Béchamel Sauce

  • Heat the butter in a saucepan, add the flour and the milk. Add a pinch of salt, pepper and a little nutmeg. Add the grated cheese and a little grated black truffle.

Prepare Pasta

  • Cook lasagne sheets for one minute, drain and let them cool in a bowl filled with cold water. Drain on a cloth you are looking for rectangular size 9 x 8 cm.
  • Spread the sheets on a clean dry tea towel and fill each with 2 tablespoons of filling. Wrap them to create the cannelloli shape and place them on a buttered baking sheet seam side down. Brush the top of the cannelloni with a beaten egg, cover with the béchamel sauce, add a few knobs of butter and a dusting of cheese. Cover the pan with foil and bake at 180 C for 30 minutes. remove the foil and raise the temperature to 200 C and allow the cannelloni to brown approximately 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and grate the remaining black truffle over on the cannelloni, cover with foil. Leave for 5 minutes before serving.
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