1. Put the beef in a bowl with 1/2 the onion, 1/2 the basil, the parmesan, breadcrumbs and a pinch of chili flakes. Season well with salt and pepper then mix everything together and shape into small meatballs using clean hands. 2. Heat a tbsp olive oil in a large pan and cook the meatballs until browned all over. 3. Scoop out then add another tbsp oil and cook the garlic for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, cloves, cinnamon and another pinch of chili. Stir in the sugar then simmer for 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. 4. Add back the meatballs and simmer for another 10-15 minutes. Scoop out the cloves and serve with the linguini, the rest of the basil and extra parmesan if you like. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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