Turkey Meatball Garlic Bread Heroes

Ingredients for Turkey Meatball Garlic Bread Heroes

• 1 (800g) can whole tomatoes in purée

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 small onion, finely chopped

• 3 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• 1/2 teaspoons salt

• 725ml coarse fresh bread crumbs (from 5 to 6 slices firm white sandwich bread)

• 160ml whole milk

• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

• 190g grated Pecorino Romano (about 140g )

• 3 garlic cloves, minced

• 3 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

• 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano

• 1/2 teaspoons salt

• 900g turkey mince (not breast meat)

• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 tablespoon minced garlic

• 1/4 teaspoons salt

• 2 tablespoons grated Pecorino Romano

• 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

• 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

• 12 hot dog or long potato buns or hoagie rolls

• An instant-read thermometer

Purée tomatoes with their purée in a blender.

Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then sauté onion until golden, 5 to 6 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute. Add tomato purée, sugar, and salt and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 30 to 35 minutes.

Stir together bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and let stand for 10 minutes.

Stir in eggs, cheese, garlic, parsley, oregano, and salt, then add turkey and blend with your hands until just combined well (do not overmix).

Form 1 1/2-tablespoon portions into meatballs and arrange on 2 well-oiled large, heavy, rimmed baking sheets.

Stir together butter, oil, garlic, salt, cheese, parsley, and pepper in a bowl. Spread about 2 rounded teaspoons garlic butter onto both split sides of each bun. Arrange buns, buttered sides up, on a large baking sheet.

Preheat grill.

Grill meatballs 3 to 4 inches from heat, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through (74°C on instant-read thermometer), 5 to 8 minutes.

Grill buns, buttered sides only, until golden, 30 seconds to 1 minute, watching closely (buns brown fast).

Spoon some sauce on each bun, then top with 4 meatballs (depending on size of buns), and drizzle with more sauce.

Disclaimer

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