Crepes Cannelloni with Minced Meat

Directions

Let's start with the crepes. Prepare the batter and cook the crepes. Once they are ready, place them on a plate and cover with plastic wrap to prevent them from drying out.

Next, take a saucepan and heat it up. Add the minced beef and saute it. Then add the onion, garlic, deglaze with white wine, and add the tomatoes and spices. Let the meat simmer until all the liquid has evaporated. When it's almost dry, remove it from the heat and sprinkle some grated Gouda cheese inside (reserve some for later).

In a small saucepan, start making the sauce. Saute the onion, then add the garlic, tomato paste, diced tomato, spices, basil, and a little water. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.

Once the meat has cooled down a bit, take a crepe and spoon some meat mixture in the middle. Fold the right side over, then fold the top and bottom to create a packet, and finally roll it to the left side until it's closed. Repeat the process until you've used all the meat mixture.

In a baking dish, pour some sauce on the bottom. Place the crepes in a row and pour sauce over them.

Bake in the oven at the lower rack for about 25-30 minutes, then move it to a higher rack to get some color and gratinate. 10 minutes before removing the dish from the oven, sprinkle the remaining Gouda cheese over the crepes.

Enjoy your meal!

Additional tips:

• If you have leftover crepes, you can store them in the refrigerator and use them later as a snack for children or make other crepe-based recipes for work, school, or office.
• You can make a bechamel sauce or a cheese sauce and pour it over the crepes to enhance the flavor.
• This recipe is a guaranteed success for a festive table or a Sunday meal.
• You can also try different delicious variations, such as filling the crepes with spinach and cheese, various cheeses, vegetables, chicken, mushrooms, and many more tasty options.