Nonna's Meatballs | Fast Ed

Ingredients

• 800g pork and veal mince
• ¼ cup dry white wine
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup finely grated Parmesan
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ bunch parsley, very finely chopped
• ½ cup breadcrumbs
• sea salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper
• 1 brown onion, very finely diced
• 2 sticks celery, very finely diced
• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ½ bunch sage, finely chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup red wine
• 1L beef stock
• 700ml tomato passata
• polenta , shaved Parmesan and salsa verde, to serve