Cheesy succulent meatballs on crusty buttered toast
Meatballs with spaghetti with lots of grated cheese is one of those comforting dishes that everyone loves, especially if is served with a side of buttery garlic bread to mop up the sauce. The inspiration for this Fondue Meatball Sando evokes the taste and feel of that classic comfort dish.
Easy oven-roasted meatballs
Oven-roasted meatballs couldn’t be easier with just 10 minutes of roasting time. Transferred into an instant tomato sauce made with passata, they are ready to pile on top of cheesy fondue.
How to make 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
Clever seasonings of powdered onion & garlic, tomato paste and soy sauce add instant umami flavour to the mince and cut down a lot of preparation time. Using a small ice cream scoop to quickly shape the meatballs into even sizes helps fasten the process as well. Then simply roast for 10 minutes at 200 degrees until nice and juicy.
Easy tomato sauce
Passata makes fast cooking a guaranteed possibility. Ripe tomatoes already blended into a sauce and ready to use, simply add a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lemon and you have a delicious tangy tomato sauce to coat your juicy meatballs within minutes.
The ultimate meatball sando
A nice crusty white bread such as sourdough or something similar lays down a good sturdy base for the cheese and meatballs. Toasted, smeared, buttered, rubbed with garlic then topped with fondue, smoked paprika, meatballs and lashings of grated parmesan cheese. A super satisfying lunch or dinner that must be served with a glass of fresh cold beer or your favourite wine.
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Fondue Meatball Sando
Comforting open sandwich of crusty toasted bread, topped with fondue cheese, juicy meatballs in tomato sauce and lashings of grated parmesan cheese.
- Prep Time: 20 Minutes
- Cook Time: 15 Minutes
- Total Time: 35 Minutes
- Yield: 6 slices of toast 1x
- Category: Meatballs
- Method: Oven Roasting
- Cuisine: Modern Fusion
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.
Notes
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