Table of Contents
- Cheesy succulent meatballs on crusty buttered toast
- Easy oven-roasted meatballs
- Steps for making a Fondue Meatball Sando
- Fondue Sauce
- How to make the 10-minute meatballs
- Easy tomato sauce made with passata
- The ultimate meatball sando
- Similar recipes found on flaevor.com
- Recipe: Fondue Meatball Sando
Cheesy succulent meatballs on crusty buttered toast
Meatballs over spaghetti with lots of grated cheese is one of those comforting dishes that everyone loves, especially when served with a side of buttery garlic bread to soak up the sauce. The inspiration for this Fondue Meatball Sando evokes the taste and feel of this classic comfort food.
Easy oven-roasted meatballs
Oven-roasted meatballs couldn’t be simpler, taking just 10 minutes to cook. They are ready to be piled on top of a cheesy fondue in an instant tomato sauce made with passata.
Steps for making a Fondue Meatball Sando
Below are step-by-step instructions on how to make your sando with ease.
Fondue Sauce
The difference between regular melted cheese and fondue sauce is that the Swiss recipe for fondue involves melting cheese with wine or beer until it’s smooth and creamy. The texture is like a sauce and is specifically designed for dipping and coating bread, potatoes, meatballs etc.
How to make the 10-minute meatballs
A clever seasoning of onion and garlic powder, tomato paste and soy sauce adds instant umami flavour to the minced meat. It also cuts down on preparation time. Using a small ice-cream scoop to quickly shape the meatballs into uniform sizes also speeds up the process. Then simply roast at 200 degrees for 10 minutes until nice and juicy.
Easy tomato sauce made with passata
With Passata, fast cooking is guaranteed. Ripe tomatoes already blended into a sauce and ready to use, just add a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lemon and you have a deliciously tangy tomato sauce to coat your juicy meatballs in minutes.
The ultimate meatball sando
A good base for the cheese and meatballs is a nice crusty white bread such as sourdough or similar. The layers start with toasted and buttered bread rubbed with garlic and then topped with fondue cheese sauce, a sprinkling of smoked paprika, followed by meatballs and lots of grated Parmesan cheese. A super satisfying lunch or dinner best be served with a glass of fresh cold beer or your favourite wine.
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- Magic Tomato Sauce
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- Smoked Paprika – What is smoked paprika and how to use it in your cooking
Recipe: Fondue Meatball Sando
Fondue Meatball Sando
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 500g pork or beef mince
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- Salt
- 2 eggs
- 60g panko bread crumbs
- Black pepper
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
Tomato Sauce
- 400ml tomato passata
- Large pinch of salt
- Squeeze of lemon
Fondue
- 1 clove of garlic halved
- 200g Gruyère
- 200g Emmentaler
- 150ml white wine
- 1.5 tsp lemon juice
- Pinch nutmeg and pepper
- Smoked paprika for garnish
Toast
- 6 slices crusty white bread
- butter
- 1 large garlic clove
- 12 medium-large basil leaves
- Parmesan cheese for grating
Instructions
- Heat oven to 200°C
- Prepare the meatballs: Combine all meatball ingredients. Fry a small amount of the mixture in a pan to test if the seasoning is right. If not add more salt and pepper as needed.
- Using a small ice cream scoop or leveled spoon, form 24 small meatballs.
- Line a roasting tray with baking paper and lay meatballs out evenly onto the tray. Transfer to oven and roast for 10 minutes.
- For the tomato sauce: Combine passata, salt and lemon in a small pan and heat. Add cooked meatballs and cover each ball in tomato sauce. Keep warm until ready to use.
- Make the fondue: Grate the Gruyère and Emmentaler into a bowl. Split the garlic open and use it to rub inside a small saucepan. Pour in the white wine and bring to a light boil. Slowly incorporate the grated cheese, whisking constantly until smooth. Add the lemon juice then taste then season with salt, pepper and a grating of nutmeg.
- To finish: Toast bread. Spread each slice with butter and rub with garlic clove.
- Divide fondue sauce on each slice of toast. Sprinkle with smoked paprika. Place 2 basil leaves over the cheese. Top with 4 meatballs and tomato sauce and garnish with grated parmesan cheese.
