Marvelous Meatball Subs - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Meatballs
    1 1/2 lbs ground beef
    1 large egg, beaten
    1 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
    1 medium onion, chopped fine
    4 garlic cloves, minced
    1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
    1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
    1/4 cup parmesan cheese or 1/4 cup romano cheese, grated
    coarse salt
    black pepper
    5 Minute Marinara Sauce
    2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    4 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
    1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
    1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
    1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
    1 (14 ounce) can chunky style crushed tomatoes
    salt & freshly ground black pepper
    4 crusty hoagie rolls (with or without sesame seeds)
    1 (10 ounce) bag shredded provolone cheese or (10 ounce) bag Italian cheese blend
    shredded sweet basil or shredded spicy arugula leaf, for garnish
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
    Place ground sirloin in a large mixing bowl and punch a well into the center of meat. Fill well with the egg, bread crumbs, onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, Worcestershire, parsley, cheese, and a little salt and pepper. Stir up meatball ingredients until well combined, don't overmix. Divide mix into 4 equal parts, roll each part into 4 balls and space equally onto a nonstick baking sheet. Put meatballs in oven and roast about 12 minutes. Break a meatball open and make sure meat is cooked through before removing from the oven.
    Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add oil and garlic. When garlic starts sizzling, add herbs and crushed pepper. Allow oil to infuse for half a minute, then stir in the tomatoes and season sauce with salt and pepper. Bring sauce to a simmer, reduce heat, and simmer until meatballs are removed from oven.
    Combine meatballs and sauce and pile into sub rolls, 4 meatballs per sub. Top with shredded cheese and place under subs under broiler to melt cheese. Top with shredded basil or arugula. Enjoy!

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