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Meatball sub melts

Name: Meatball sub melts
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: minced beef 250g; minced pork 250g; onion 1 small, grated; garlic 1 clove, crushed; parmesan grated to make 2 tbsp; olive oil 1 tbsp; basil chopped to make 2 tbsp, plus leaves to serve; rocket 2 handfuls; sub rolls 4, halved and toasted; grated mozzarella a large handful; garlic ½ a clove, sliced; olive oil; chopped tomatoes 227g tin; dried chilli flakes a pinch; sugar 1 tsp

50 minutes
serves 4
Easy

Check out these indulgent meaty sandwich subs with gooey mozzarella and nutty parmesan. This easy recipe serves a family of four and is ready in less than an hour. Plus, it's low calorie, too

By Janine Ratcliffe

May 30, 2018 at 4:01 pm

Ingredients

minced beef 250g
minced pork 250g
onion 1 small, grated
garlic 1 clove, crushed
parmesan grated to make 2 tbsp
olive oil 1 tbsp
basil chopped to make 2 tbsp, plus leaves to serve
rocket 2 handfuls
sub rolls 4, halved and toasted
grated mozzarella a large handful

TOMATO SAUCE

garlic ½ a clove, sliced
olive oil
chopped tomatoes 227g tin
dried chilli flakes a pinch
sugar 1 tsp

Method

Step 1

Put the first five ingredients in a bowl. Season well and mix together with your hands. Form into 16 meatballs.
Step 2

Fry in a large frying pan with the olive oil until browned all over, then scoop out onto a plate.
Step 3

For the sauce, sizzle the sliced garlic in a little olive oil, in the same pan you fried the meatballs, then tip in the tomatoes, chilli flakes and sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened.
Step 4

Stir the meatballs into the sauce with the chopped basil and simmer for 10 minutes, turning them halfway.
Step 5

To serve, pile rocket and meatballs onto the sub roll bases with some sauce and top with a layer of grated mozzarella. Put under a hot grill to melt the cheese then add a few more basil leaves, put the sub tops on and serve.