sandwich essentials: meatball/mozzarella sub

Name: Sandwich Essentials: Meatball/Mozzarella Sub
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## PLAN/PURCHASE; 8 ounce(s) tomato sauce (1 small can); 1/4 cup(s) grated parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon(s) apple cider vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon(s) dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon(s) dried basil; 1 pinch(es) onion powder, or to taste; 1 pinch(es) salt, kosher variety, or to taste; 4 - 6 - homemade meatballs, more on this later; 1 medium french baguette, freshly baked; 2 ounce(s) mozzarella cheese, freshly shredded

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Andy Anderson !

Wichita, KS

Updated on Sep 9, 2017

This is a down-and-dirty way to make a tasty meatball sub. It starts with a quick tomato sauce, assembly, and then a pop under the broiler. It is 30 swift minutes from kitchen to table. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.

Rate

prep time 10 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 1 - 2

Ingredients

PLAN/PURCHASE
8 ounces tomato sauce (1 small can)
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1 pinch onion powder, or to taste
1 pinch salt, kosher variety, or to taste
4 - 6 - homemade meatballs, more on this later
1 medium french baguette, freshly baked
2 ounces mozzarella cheese, freshly shredded

How To Make sandwich essentials: meatball/mozzarella sub

Step 1

PREP/PREPARE

Step 2

Chef’s Note: I don’t think that anything beats good homemade meatballs, and you just may have a favorite recipe all your own. This is the one my Aunt Josephine used, and I love them: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/pork/delicious-beef-pork-meatballs.html?r=11
Step 3

Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
Step 4

Add the tomato sauce, grated Parmesan cheese, oregano, basil, onion powder, and vinegar into a small saucepan, over medium heat.
Step 5

Bring the sauce up to a light simmer, and then add the meatballs.
Step 6

Reduce heat to medium low, cover the saucepan, and allow the meatballs to cook in the sauce at a very light simmer, for 15 – 20 minutes.
Step 7

Add a generous portion of sauce to the cut sides of the French baguette.
Step 8

Line up the meatballs on the bottom half.
Step 9

Cover the meatballs with the mozzarella, and then sprinkle some on the top portion of the baguette.
Step 10

Pop under the broiler until the cheese melts, and gets bubbly, about 1 or 2 minutes.
Step 11

PLATE/PRESENT
Step 12

Cut in half, and serve with some chips, or whatever you fancy at the moment. Enjoy.
Step 13

Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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