Meatball Subs
My son had been out of school for most of last week with strep throat. One of the assignments he missed in school and needed to make up over the weekend was to make a meatball sub for his Creative Cooking class. I love that he is taking this class. I think every guy needs to know his way around the kitchen. Let me tell you, this kid made some dee-licious meatball subs. Here’s what he did….
Meatballs
1 pound hamburger
1pound hot italian sausage
1/2 large onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 T. fresh parsley, chopped
1 egg
2 slices bread
1/2 C. cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, put all the ingredients, except the bread and cream. Place the two slices of bread in a small bowl and pour the cream over. Let the bread and cream sit for a minute or two until the bread has absorbed all the cream. Break up the bread with your fingers and add it to the bowl with the other ingredients. Using clean hands, mix the ingredients together lightly till just combined. Don’t overwork the meat mixture.
Using an ice cream scoop for uniform size, scoop a ball of meat into your hands and lightly pat into a ball. Place on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until done.
Tomato Sauce
1 medium onion, shredded
3 cloves garlic, minced
1-1/2 T. balsamic vinegar
2 – 28oz cans crushed tomatos
1 – 6oz container fresh basil, chopped
2 T. grated Parmesan-reggiano cheese
In a large pot on medium heat, add 2 T. olive oil. Add the onions and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
Stir in the balsamic vinegar and cook for an additional minute. (I think this is the secret to this great sauce!)
Pour in (or in our case, dump in so it goes everywhere) the crushed tomatos.
Add the basil and parmesan/reggiano cheese. When the meatballs are done, add them, too.
Let the meatballs simmer on low in the sauce for as long as you can to flavor the sauce. When you just can’t stand the delicious aroma anymore and have to dig in, split a french roll in half. Dig out a little of the bread on each side. Place a piece of provolone cheese on each roll and broil till melted. Arrange 3 or 4 meatballs on each roll, spoon on some sauce, then top with mozzarella cheese and broil again until the cheese is melted.
And this is what you get…..
Cheesy. Yummy. Messy.