Beef and eggplant cannelloni

Ingredients

• 500g Ritchies Premium Beef mince
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 medium brown onions, finely chopped
• 2 large cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 400g can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups low salt beef stock
• 1 level teaspoon dark brown sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3 tablespoons basil leaves, torn
• sea salt and cracked black pepper
• 2 medium eggplants, cut in thin slices lengthways
• 1 cup mozzarella, grated
• ½ cup parmesan, grated
• To serve
• a few flat leaf parsley leaves or basil leaves