Easy

 Serves 6

Ingredients

• 6 eggs, beaten
• 300 gr Pecorino cheese
• 100 gr Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
• Stale bread – white part only 
• A sprig of parsley
• Salt to taste
• 1 pinch of pepper
• 1 clove of garlic, chopped fine
• Extra virgin olive oil  

PREPARATION

1. In a bowl mix stale bread, eggs, Pecorino cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic, pepper, salt.
2. Add stale bread, if necessary, until the dough is soft and consistent.
3. Shape into cheeseballs.
4. Saute the cheeseballs in a pan with extra virgin olive oil.
5. Separately, prepare the tomato sauce using tomato pulp or passata.                                                                                
6. When the sauce is ready dip the fried cheeseballs and cook for at least 20 minutes.

TOMATO SAUCE

• Chopped tomato or Passata
• Chopped onion or a clove of garlic 
• Basil
• 3 spoons of extra virgin olive oil
• Salt to taste
• 1 medium bell pepper, red or green, cut into strips

1. In a pan fry extra virgin olive oil and onion (or garlic, peeled and crushed).
2. Add the chopped tomato and the pepper cut into strips.
3. Add salt and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add the leaves of basil – whole or chopped. 
5. Soak the fried cheeseballs in the sauce and cook for 20 minutes.