Fried Meatball Sandwich with Giardiniera

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Total Time:
16 hr 45 min
Prep
25 min
Inactive
16 hr 0 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
4 servings (plus sixteen 4-ounce meatballs for freezing)
Level:
Easy
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Jeff's Homemade Hot Giardiniera adds heat and zip to this meaty sandwich.

Ingredients

Meatballs:

  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups grated Pecorino Romano
  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
  • 3 pounds ground chuck
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 pound ground veal (if you don't like veal, just use more beef)
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • Olive oil, for frying

Sandwich Build:

  • 8 slices provolone
  • 4 ciabatta buns, split
  • 1 jar your favorite marinara sauce, warmed
  • 1 jar roasted red peppers, sliced into strips
  • 1 cup Homemade Hot Giardiniera, roughly chopped (or store-bought)

Directions

For the meatballs: Preheat the oven to broil.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, Romano, parsley, garlic, and some salt and pepper until it is all incorporated.

Add in the ground meats and breadcrumbs and, using your God-given hands, get after it and mix away. Do not overwork the meat or it will turn "meat-loafy." You want it loose and supple.

Using your hands again, make 4 loose patties to match the size of your bread. (The mixture will form at least 10 patties, depending on how big your buns are. But I like to make some patties for sandwiches and then roll the rest to make meatballs, which I then freeze so I have meatballs at the ready.)

Heat some oil in a large, heavy-bottomed cast-iron pan (or use a griddle pan) over medium heat. In batches, fry the patties until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes per side.

For the sandwich build: Place 1 slice of cheese on each side of the buns and broil in the oven until the cheese is brown and bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes, but keep watch!

On the cheesy buns, add the patties, spoon over some marinara, top with some pepper slices and pile on some giardiniera. Then eat the hell out of them.

Serve with more marinara sauce on the side.

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  • on April 22, 2013

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    EXCELLENT! I've made this recipe a few times now and it's become my go-to for any recipe that calls for meatballs! I love the fact that you can get several meals out of this 1 recipe too. I make the 4 sandwiches (minus the giardiniera for dinner and then get about 36 nice size meatballs from the remaining mix and freeze them for later! Love Jeff Mauro!

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  • on April 20, 2013

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    I've been a fan of Jeff siince watching Next Food Network Star. I wish I hadn't waited so long to make one of his recipes . . . this sandwich was delicious!

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  • on April 05, 2013

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    I'm giving this a 5 because it looks so good. Hey, it'NCAA Final Four Weekend and I'm making this sandwich for the party.

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