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Meatball sandwich

Mega meatball sub

Loaded with cheese & lashings of gravy

Meatball sandwich

1 hr

Not Too Tricky

serves 6

About the recipe

This gorgeous comfort food dish is super-easy to put together and delivers big on the flavour front. You end up with a mega tray of oozy cheese-topped meatballs in thick, delicious gravy, ready to be spooned into warm subs. The best bit? There’ll be enough of that amazing gravy left for some epic dunking as you tuck in.


nutrition per serving

691

Calories


32.6g

Fat


14.2g

Saturates


10.2g

Sugars


2.3g

Salt


49.7g

Protein


46.7g

Carbs


4.4g

Fibre


of an adult’s reference intake


Recipe From

Jamie's Friday Night Feast Cookbook

Jamie's Friday Night Feast Cookbook

By Jamie Oliver

Ingredients

olive oil

1 small potato

500g minced higher-welfare pork shoulder

500g minced beef

4 sprigs of fresh rosemary

6 submarine rolls

red wine vinegar

100g Red Leicester cheese

50g watercress

GRAVY

2 red onions

1 bulb of fennel

1 heaped tablespoon plain flour

100ml porter or stout

1 litre quality organic chicken stock

1 tablespoon HP sauce

1 tablespoon tomato ketchup

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon English mustard

1 tablespoon mango chutney

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6. Lightly oil a large roasting tray.
  2. Peel and coarsely grate the potato, then place in a bowl with the minced pork and beef. Scrunch together, then use wet hands to divide and roll the mixture into 21 balls, each slightly larger than a golf ball. Reserving 3, place the rest in the prepared roasting tray and set aside.
  3. To make the gravy, peel the onions, trim the fennel, then finely chop both and place in a large pan on a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of oil. Cook for 10 minutes, or until softened, stirring occasionally.
  4. Break in the 3 reserved meatballs, then cook for a further 10 minutes on a high heat, or until dark golden. Stir in the flour for 2 minutes, then add the porter and leave to cook away.
  5. Pour in the stock, stir in the remaining gravy ingredients, then bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes, or until thick and glossy.
  6. Meanwhile, season the tray of meatballs with sea salt and black pepper, then cook in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.
  7. Transfer the tray to a medium heat on the hob, pour over the gravy, add the rosemary sprigs and simmer for a few minutes while you warm the rolls in the cooling oven.
  8. Stir a splash of vinegar into the gravy, then grate over the cheese and turn off the heat.
  9. Slice open the rolls, then spoon in the cheesy meatballs and gravy. Top with pinches of watercress, and serve with any leftover gravy for dunking. Epic!

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