Tomato Sauce with Little Meatballs

Ingredients

• 5 cups canned, peeled plum tomatoes in puree, or 5 cups canned, peeled plum tomatoes in juice plus 4 tablespoons tomato taste
• ½ cup olive oil
• 2 medium carrots, scraped and grated
• 1 medium-sized yellow onion, finely chopped
• ½ cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ½ cup water
• ¼ pound sturdy sugarless white Italian or peasant bread, crusts removed
• ½ cup milk, or meat broth or stock
• 1 medium-sized boiling potato, boiled, peeled, and mashed
• 1¼ pounds ground lean beef
• 1¼ pounds ground veal
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 medium-sized yellow onion, grated
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
• ¼ cup freshly grated pecorino cheese
• Olive oil for frying
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly milled black or white pepper, or to taste

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