Meatball Subs and Fries
Recipes for a full quick meal - meatballs, marinara sauce and oven fries.
Dovetailing Tip: Use the leftover meatballs and marinara sauce from Meal 2. Cook up the oven fries and you are set.
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Ingredients:
| MEATBALLS: | |
| 1 1/2 pounds | ground sirloin |
| 1 | large egg, beaten |
| 1 cup | (3 handfuls), italian bread crumbs |
| 1 | medium onion, chopped fine |
| 4 cloves | garlic, crushed and minced |
| 1/2 teaspoon | crushed red pepper flakes |
| 2 teaspoons | (several drops) Worcestershire sauce, |
| 1/4 cup | (a couple of handfuls) flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped |
| 1/4 cup | (a couple of handfuls) grated Parmesan cheese or Romano |
| coarse salt and black pepper | |
| MARINARIA SAUCE | |
| 2 tablespoons | extra-virgin olive oil |
| 4 cloves | garlic, crushed and chopped |
| 1/2 teaspoon | crushed red pepper flakes |
| 1 | handful of flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped, about 2 tablespoons |
| 1/2 teaspoon | dried oregano |
| 1 (28-ounce) can | crushed tomato |
| 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can | chunky style crushed tomato |
| salt and freshly ground black pepper | |
| 4 | semolina crusty sub rolls, with or without sesame seeds |
| 2 1/2 cups | provolone cheese sliced or shredded |
| shredded basil | |
| OVEN FRIES: | |
| 4 | medium white skinned potatoes, each cut into 8 wedges lengthwise |
| extra-virgin olive oil, to coat | |
| grill seasoning blend or coarse salt and black pepper | |
Directions:
5 Minute Marinara Sauce:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place ground sirloin in a large mixing bowl and punch a well into the center of meat. Fill well with the egg, bread crumbs, onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, Worcestershire, parsley, cheese, and a little salt and pepper. Mix up meatball ingredients until well combined, yet not over-mixed. Divide mix into 4 equal parts, roll each part into 4 balls and space equally onto a nonstick baking sheet. Place meatballs in oven and roast about 12 minutes. Break a meatball open and make sure meat is cooked through before removing from the oven.
5-MINUTE MARINARA SAUCE:
Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add oil and garlic. When garlic starts sizzling, add herbs and crushed pepper. Allow oil to infuse for half a minute, then stir in the tomatoes and season sauce with salt and pepper. Bring sauce to a bubble, reduce heat, and simmer until meatballs are removed from oven. Combine meatballs and sauce and pile into sub rolls, 4 meatballs per sub. Top with shredded cheese and place under subs under broiler to melt cheese. Top with shredded basil or arugula and serve with a pile of oven fries, recipe follows.
Oven Fries:
Drizzle potatoes with a generous pour of extra-virgin olive oil. Toss potatoes with seasoning blend or coarse salt and pepper. Place potatoes on a nonstick baking sheet and roast 20 minutes or until just tender. Give the baking sheet a good shake after 10 minutes to avoid sticking.
Source: foodnetwork.com
