Marvelous Meatball Subs

Straight from Rachael Ray's kitchen to yours, with just a little tweaking! These are popular in New England(known as grinders) and the South(known as po boys), and the Mid Atlantic too!

• Ready In: 52 mins
• Serves: 4

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 1 (10 ounce) bag  Italian cheese blend
•  shredded sweet basil or   shredded spicy arugula leaf, for garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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!