Meatball Sandwich Question

I have used left-over gravy from a pot roast and turkey gravy during the holidays on my Sandwiches.

And then there comes a time when I don't use any sauce at all and only top the meatballs with lots of well sauted onions.

You can also use charred bell peppers and ( great with addtional anchovies  )
Try to use grilled eggplant  slices marinated in balsamic vinegar to be different (Make sure you have  lots of chopped garlic in your marinade )

Once in a hurrry and really lazy , a 1000 island dressing tasted fine too.

Just about anything goes at my house.

Local Vietnamese place makes a 'xui mai' banh mi in a semi sweet garlic chile sauce. It's awesome.

I don't often choose tomato based sauces, I prefer making a mushroom sauce.  But one way to make your sandwich better is to make your baguette into garlic bread first, then use it as sandwich bread. 

Why mess with perfection ?????????

 

 

 

 

 

Take  a look at the meatball shop in NYC, its a restaurant that does a great job with serving meatballs in a lot of different ways. To me there is nothing like a crusty bread, stuffed with homemade well seasoned meatballs and topped with Mozzarella cheese. Italian Sausage and peppers would also work for me.......................the best..................ChefBillyB

This version doesn't have the red sauc my local joint does, but it does have a nice picture.

http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2008/07/banh-mi-xiu-mai-vietnamese-meatball.html

I usually use tomato sauce too, prepared in a few different ways. I have however tried at some point a meatball sandwich with cheese dip instead of the classic tomato sauce, and it tasted pretty good.

If you make your meatballs with a portion of italian sausage, why not just make *shudder* an american sausage gravy?  You could make it rich or thin, depending on your taste and it leaves a lot of room for expression.  Maybe start with a bechamel, use some sausage grease in place of the butter for a roux, add some roasted garlic, maybe toss in some niblits.  This is all theoretical, I don't know what your meatballs taste like.  I'm just thinking "Italian Sauage Meatball Sammiches with Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce" would be something I'd need to order at least once.  Maybe 2 or 3 times, just to make sure I loved them.

I might tuck those meatballs (veal , turkey ) between a hot baguette , top it off  with fried mushrooms ,  gruyere/ white wine sauce , garnish with chopped parsley, and a dash of paprika.

 

Did someone say "Fleur du Cap" with that ? I thought I heard correctly ......

 

Petals.