“Banh Mi” Pork Meatball Sub Recipe - Home Chef (2024)

FAQs

Do Italians eat meatball subs? ›

The meatball sandwich is a common sandwich that is a part of several cuisines, including Italian-American cuisine and American cuisine.

Comes with a generous helping of Italian-style meatballs bathed in our own tangy tomato marinara sauce (our founder's mom's secret recipe) served hot with your choice of fresh vegetables and condiments on freshly baked bread.

Toast up your french bread, top with meatballs, sauce, peppers and onions, tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. We like to add hot pepper rings.

All you need are some meatballs in the fridge (or thawed, from the freezer), some tomato pasta or pizza sauce, your favourite crusty bread or rolls and cheese and any salad leaves you may want to add.

These homemade Meatball Subs are topped with a simple Italian marinara sauce on a toasted bun with melted cheese. This warm comfort meal is perfect for feeding a crowd or as a freezer meal!

The cheese should have a delicate flavor that will not overshadow the juicy meatballs in zesty marinara. That narrows it down to provolone or mozzarella cheese, the most popular choices at delis and restaurants from coast to coast.

Which Subway® menu items are pork-free? The following sandwiches and salads are pork free: Meatball marinara, Cold Cut Trio™ (US only), tuna, roast beef, SUBWAY Seafood & Crab ^®, turkey breast, steak & cheese, roasted chicken and sweet onion chicken teriyaki.

Why do subways always run out of meatball marinara? Subway no longer makes it. It's been replaced by “The Boss"...a meatball sub with pepperoni and mozzarella.

In the spirit of fusion cuisine, we're mixing up cultures with a delicious twist in this satisfying meatball sub. Don't skimp on the spicy pickles: they're easier to make than you might think, and they pack a powerful flavor punch.

Stir in meatballs; cover and cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Spread cut sides of buns with mayonnaise. Fill buns with lettuce, sun-dried tomatoes and meatball mixture.

Do people put veggies on a meatball sub? ›

Toast bread in toaster or under a hot broiler for 1 minute to crisp. To assemble sandwiches, open up each piece of toasted bread, pile on a quarter of meatball mixture and top with a quarter of roasted vegetables.

I like to add greens to my sandwich for an extra dose of veggies. But you could serve with a side salad, sauteed or roasted veggies as an additional idea! The meatballs in this vegan meatball sub are easily made ahead of time and frozen. You can use them in many other ways too like over tomato marinara and spaghetti!

"The cheap, fatty cuts are the best to use when you're grinding meat," says Saffitz. The tough bits of these cuts don't do well with roasting, grilling, or sautéing—but are easily camouflaged when they're ground. Chuck is great when you're working with beef; try shoulder when you're working with lamb and pork.

Pork gives the meatballs extra flavor, and veal helps keep them moist and tender. But all-beef meatballs taste great too, as long as you choose an 80/20 blend, which has enough fat to keep the meatballs from drying out. If there are other types of meat in the mix, choose 90/10.

ANSWER: Usually when meatballs fall apart, it's the binder that is the problem. Most meatball recipes call for using bread crumbs and eggs. But too much bread crumbs make them too loose, and not enough bread crumbs won't help them hold together either.

Italian Sub Sandwiches

Sandwiches in Italy tend to have a maximum of two ingredients (one meat and/or one cheese), perhaps a slice of tomato or lettuce, and maybe a dollop of mayo; more often, it's a few slices of prosciutto tucked between two naked slices of pane comune or, if you're lucky, a crusty rosetta bun.

Although meatballs cooked in tomato sauce and served with pasta is likely what most Americans first imagine when they think of them, this meatball preparation is virtually nonexistent in Italy. In most regions, meatballs are just fried and eaten as is—enjoyed as a snack or served as a second course without any sauce.

Italy has traditionally constructed its own submarines.

Prosciutto is the star of the classic Italian deli sandwich, which is why a simple panino of fresh focaccia and prosciutto is so damn good, too. (This is a popular snack among school children.)