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