Ingredients
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- Nutmeg, for grating
- 1/2 to 2/3 cup whole milk, eyeball it
- 1 pound ground beef, 80/20
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- Salt and pepper
- A handful of flat-leaf parsley
- 4 fat cloves garlic
- 1 cup loosely packed grated Parm
- 1 cup loosely packed Pecorino Romano cheese
- 1 teaspoon fennel seed or pollen
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or ground pepperoncini
- 1 large egg
- 4 tablespoons EVOO, plus some for drizzling
- EVOO
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- One 14-ounce can whole or crushed Italian tomatoes
- One 24-ounce jar, 3 cups, tomato passata or puree
- A few leaves basil, torn
- Salt
- A sprinkle of superfine sugar, to taste (see Cook's Note)
- EVOO
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic
- A loaf of semolina sesame Italian bread or ciabatta
- About 1 cup grated Parm
- A handful flat-leaf parsley
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