Grilled Meatball Sandwich

Name: Grilled Meatball Sandwich
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large baguette; 4 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 2 Tbsps minced fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 kg lb ground beef; 4 servings Kosher salt; 4 servings Oil for grill; 59 milliliters (1/3 oz/10 g) Panko bread crumbs; 59 milliliters (1 oz/ 30 g) freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 4 servings Arugula Pesto; 250 grams oz thinly sliced Provolone cheese; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 118 milliliters (4 oz/125 g) ricotta cheese

Grilled Meatball Sandwich might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 77g of protein, 98g of fat, and a total of 1365 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pepper flakes, provolone cheese, parmesan cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the oil you could follow this main course with the Vegan Mango Banana Bread as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the beef, ricotta, Parmesan, bread crumbs, eggs, parsley, garlic, red pepper flakes, and 2 tsp salt.

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Red Pepper Flakes

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Parmesan

Parsley

Ricotta Cheese

Garlic

Beef

Egg

Salt

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Mix gently just until combined; you don't want to overwork the meat. Form the mixture into 12 meatballs about the size of golf balls, putting them on a lightly oiled baking sheet as you work. Set aside at room temperature.

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Meatballs

Meat

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Baking Sheet

Build a hot fire in a charcoal grill or preheat a gas grill to high. Using a grill brush, scrape the heated grill rack clean. Rub the rack with oil. Arrange the meatballs on the grill rack without crowding. Using tongs, grill until browned evenly on all sides and cooked to medium, 8-10 minutes total, depending on grill temperature. Move any meatballs to a cooler area of the grill if they threaten to overbrown.

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Meatballs

Cooler

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Dry Seasoning Rub

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Grill

Tongs

Transfer to a platter or clean baking sheet as they are finished.

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Baking Sheet

Let rest for 5 minutes while you assemble the sandwiches.

Cut the baguette crosswise into fourths and split each piece horizontally.

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Baguette

Lay the pieces, cut side down, on the grill. Toast until golden brown, about 3 minutes.

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Toast

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Lay the provolone slices on half of the baguette pieces.

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Provolone

Baguette

Place 3 meatballs on top of the cheese-lined baguette slices.

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Meatballs

Baguette

Cheese

Garnish with the pesto and serve right away.

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Pesto

From This Is A Cookbook: Recipes for Real Life by Max Sussman and Eli Sussman. Photography Alex Farnum. Recipes and text © Copyright 2012 Eli Sussman and Max Sussman; images and illustrations © Copyright 2012 Weldon Owen, Inc. Published by Olive Press.

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