How to Make the Meatballs of Frankies Spuntino in Brooklyn - Appetito

Ingredients

• 4 slices bread (2 packed cups)
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano, plus about 1 cup for serving
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
• 15 turns white pepper
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup dried breadcrumbs
• 1 cup olive oil
• 13 cloves garlic
• One 96-ounce can (or, if you can find it, 1-kg) or four 28-ounce cans Italian tomatoes
• 1 large pinch red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons fine sea salt