Cheese And Meatball Sandwich

Surely everyone has seen the television series Friends, which features 6 friends who share their lives in their apartments – One in front of the other – , his work and Central Perk, a very peculiar cafe with a sofa that is always empty. Remember the cheese and meatball sandwich?

Chandler Bing, Rachel Green, Monica Geller, Joey Tribbiani, Ross Geller and Phoebe Buffay have been inseparable from 1994 to 2004. However, one of the recurring situations throughout these 10 years is Joey’s cheese and meatball sandwich. In the series, it is a delicious snack that almost no one other than Joey can enjoy. In real life, we give you the recipe to make all your friends envy.

Recipe: Cheese and Meatball Sandwich

Ingredients:

sauce

• ½ onion, chopped
• ½ green bell pepper, chopped
• 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 can of crushed tomato (with juice included)
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 2 teaspoons oregano, crushed
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
• 1 pinch of black pepper
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 can of deep fried tomato
• ¼ cup of water (optional, depending on the desired consistency)

Meatballs

• First mix the meat with the parsley, spinach, garlic powder and salt.
• Then, when it is homogeneous, form balls with the mixture.
• Then, cover the bottom of a skillet with olive oil and heat over medium heat.
• At the same time, cook the meatballs for several minutes on each side until well browned.
• Lower the heat and allow the meatballs to cook long enough to hold their shape.
• Finally, place the meatballs in the saucepan with the sauce and keep them over low heat to allow them to finish making the sauce.

How to make the sandwich

• First, open the doggie bread in half or a quarter of a loaf of bread – most recommended.
• Second, place the open loaves on a baking sheet and heat until golden brown, taking care not to burn.
• Then remove it from the oven.
• Meanwhile, on top of one of the halves of each pair of loaves, place one or two slices of provolone cheese.

• Put four meatballs in the other half of the bread and add the sauce on top.
• To finish, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and close the sandwich.