Ingredients
Units
Scale
For the meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 2 teaspoons of kosher salt
- 1/4 bunch of cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 cup of panko breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- Black pepper
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil
- 1 12 ounce jar of Rao’s marinara sauce
For the Sandwich
- 12 pieces Provolone cheese, halved
- 1 jar Peperoncini
- Parmesan Cheese
- Basil leaves (optional)
- 24 pack of Hawaiian buns
- 24 Sandwich picks
Instructions
- Chop the cilantro to prepare making the meatballs. Add all the meatball ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix well (you can use a wooden spoon, I frequently just use my hands). Form the meatballs into 2 tablespoon sized meatballs, making about 24 meatballs.
- Heat a separate large pan (that has a cover) on medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of neutral oil and place the meatballs into the pan. Sear for about 3 minutes. Once I lay all the meatballs down, it’s usually time to begin flipping the first meatball I put down. Cook for another 1 minute, then add in the jar of Rao’s marinara sauce. Cover and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, or until the inside of the meatball reaches 150 F.
- Preheat the oven to 425.
- To assemble the sliders, line a sheet tray with a piece of parchment paper. Evenly spread out the bottom half of all the Hawaiian rolls on the sheet tray. Place one meatball onto the bottom half of the Hawaiian bun. Top each meatball with some grated parmesan cheese and half a piece of provolone cheese. Repeat this for all 24 meatballs and buns. There should now be an open faced meatball sub with cheese on top. Add this to the oven for 5-6 minutes, until the cheese is melted. You do not need to heat up the top bun but you can if you want.
- Once the cheese is melty, remove this from the oven. Top with a few pieces of peperoncini and a basil leaf, add the top bun and a pick to help keep everything together. Serve immediately.
Notes
If you aren’t hosting at your house and can’t toast and assemble the meatballs just in time for your guests to eat them, I suggest having a little bar setup so people can make their own sandwich. The cheese won’t be melted, but it’s still delicious and much better than a soggy sandwich. You can just have an example sandwich setup for people to replicate and even a cute sign for the parmesan cheese, provolone cheese, basil, and peperoncini.
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Apps, Protein
- Cuisine: American