# Joey's Meatball Sandwich from Friends

A delicious and easy-to-make meatball sandwich inspired by the show Friends, perfect for a hearty meal.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 200 g ground beef
- 50 g ground pork
- 1 tablespoon grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoon panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon dried garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried onion
- 1 tablespoon chili puree
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 Viennese bread or baguette
- 50 cl homemade or store-bought tomato sauce
- 80 g mozzarella or stringy melting cheese
- pesto rosso or harissa
- fresh basil
- butter
- grape seed oil

## Instructions

1. Prepare the meatballs by mixing ground beef with ground veal or pork, lamb or poultry.
2. Mix with onion, garlic, paprika, cumin, chili, breadcrumbs, milk, and one egg. Harissa can also be added.
3. Shape the meatballs, trying to make them uniform in weight, around 25g each.
4. Gently flour the meatballs.
5. Brown the meatballs in a pan until well colored.
6. Cook the meatballs through to the heart, especially if using pork.
7. Place the cooked meatballs in a small tomato coulis that has been flavored as desired (homemade or store-bought).
8. Simmer the meatballs in the tomato sauce.
9. Toast Viennese bread and place it on a butterboard.
10. Place the simmered meatballs back on the butterboard.
11. Top the meatballs with stringy mozzarella.
12. Cover to melt the cheese and achieve a gooey effect.
13. Spread pesto volto or harissa and mashed pepper on the well-toasted Viennese breads.
14. Add fresh basil leaves.
15. Place the meatballs on the bread.
16. Cover with the other slice of bread to complete the sandwich.

## Equipment

- pan
- butterboard

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@gastronogeekofficiel/video/7392264450222394657?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7590767474443011606
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/83b65639-0258-4bcd-bad6-fb38d2e9cc33
- Extracted: 2026-01-02

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