Roasted Meatballs with Garlic Bread

Name: Roasted Meatballs with Garlic Bread
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
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

Instructions

Cook:30min

Meatballs in red sauce, just like grandma used to make. But now you can have it in 30 minutes. Served with crusty, buttery garlic bread. What could be better?

Updated at: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 15:00:10 GMT