Mini Meatball Heroes By Giada

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, grated
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2/3 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup dried breadcrumbs
• 6 ounces ground beef
• 6 ounces ground veal
• 6 ounces ground lamb
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 26 ounces marinara sauce
• 12 (3 -3 1/2 inch) italian rolls, split, warm
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 3 ounces sliced provolone cheese

Recipe

• 1 to make the meatballs, whisk the first 7 ingredients in a large bowl to blend.
• 2 stir in the cheese and bread crumbs.
• 3 mix in the meats.
• 4 using about 2 tablespoons meat for each, shape into 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 inch meatballs. set aside.
• 5 heat the oil in large frying pan over medium-high heat.
• 6 working in batches, add the meatballs and saute until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. drain off excess oil.
• 7 add the marinara sauce and simmer over medium-low heat until sauce thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.
• 8 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 9 to make the sandwiches: spoon the hot meatballs with some sauce over the bottoms of the the rolls.
• 10 place 1/2 slice provolone on the top of meatballs and sprinkle with parmesan.
• 11 spread more sauce of the rolls tops, the flod the tops of the rolls over and serve.