Anthony Falco shares his grandmother's recipe for meatballs, which go heavy on the spices and cheese. SUBSCRIBE TO FOOD52 ►► https://f52.co/2HN7Dp8

Serves: 6 to 8
Prep time: 5 hrs 45 min
Cook time: 2 hrs 45 min

Ingredients

For the meatballs:

2 slices stale white bread, crusts removed and roughly chopped
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 teaspoon dried, crushed Calabrian chili
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
2 pounds ground beef
1/3 cup rendered beef fat
1 cup Pecorino Romana, grated
1/2 cup Grana Padano, grated
1/4 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
For the sauce:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large white onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 fresh red chili (Birdseye or similar), stem and seeds removed and finely chopped
1 teaspoon dried, crushed Calabrian chili
48 ounces tomato passata
2 teaspoons kosher salt, or more as needed

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