Sicilian Beef Braciole

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ small yellow onion, minced
• 4 basil leaves (optional)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• One 27-ounce can of San Marzano tomatoes, crushed
• 1 cup fresh day old breadcrumbs
• 1/3 cup young pecorino cheese- finely grated
• 1/3 cup caciocavallo cheese- finely grated
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
• 2 tablespoons sultana raisins
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• 8 slices of very thin beef for braciole, beef rump, bottom round or top round, pounded
• 4 very thin slices of mortadella or prosciutto