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

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

TOMATO SAUCE

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

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.