OMG MY MEATBALLS ROCK!!

OK. I don't mean to brag, but this meal just ROCKED. The sauce was saucy, the meatballs were meatbally, the hoagie rolls were hoagaliscious. I sure hope I can remember this dish for later.:)

So, for the record I am going to describe my cooking experience.

I went shopping at a market called Fresh Market. Lots of organic, lots of high end products, an excellent meat/fish counter. Made it easy to get my ground beef/pork mixture in 1/2 lbs each. Found a san marzano tomato sauce ( 2 jars )( nothing in it I would not put in). I did end up adding a few extra onions, garlic and fresh parsley at the end to brighten the flavors, but nothing else. Start heating up on low and simmer for 20 min or so.

Took the gb/gp and added salt/pepper/crushed red pepper flakes/bread crumbs/grated parm/egg/parsley/onion/garlic. Mixed in a bowl very gently. Must not mix meatballs with a heavy hand. Makes them tough.

Had a preheated oven at 425. Covered a baking sheet with foil. Added a touch of olive oil. Rolled out about 18 meatballs. Put on sheet. Dribbled a bit more oo. After about 12 min, took meatballs out and flipped them to crisp up all over. About 10 min later...done. Removed from oven. Plopped into sauce which was simmering on stove the whole time.

Took my hoagie roll, split in half. Put in a preheated toaster oven 425 for 10 min or so, until toasty brown.

Removed hoagie..took 3 meatballs and sauce and put on hoagie...added some thin sliced provalone cheese...stuck under broiler till golden and bubbly...YUMMO.

Cooked some pasta and added the rest of the sauce and meatballs to the sketters. My oh My.
I have been craving a really nice spaghetti and meatball lately. I have ordered from the local italian restaurant and been very disappointed. This was soooo gooood for me. It tastes good. It looks good. It smells good. It is good!!

As for a mess, yes it was everywhere. I have several blobs of sauce I am going to have to clean off the floor. Parsley/onion/garlic that I chopped is everywhere. I consider tonight a VERY SUCCESSFUL MESSY MEAL.

Yours truly
MMC