Soak and strain the bread

• Remove the crust and keep only the crumb of the stale bread.
• Soak the crumb in the milk, then strain it well.

Make the meatball mixture

• In a bowl, combine the ground beef, strained bread crumb, half an egg, grated Parmigiano, chopped green onion, grated garlic, salt and black pepper.
• Mix everything until homogeneous, then shape into meatballs.

Brown the meatballs

• Heat the olive oil in a pan and brown the meatballs on all sides until golden.

Prepare the tomato sauce

• In a saucepan, heat a little olive oil with grated garlic and the tomato puree.
• Season with salt and add a few basil leaves.

Cook the meatballs in the sauce

• Add the browned meatballs to the sauce.
• Let it cook so the meatballs become soft and absorb the sauce.

Finish and serve

• Add a few fresh basil leaves and serve hot.