Meatball Sandwiches & Homemade Fries

Dinner tonight was SO good! I can't wait for tomorrow so I can have the leftovers for lunch.

I've got 3 recipes to share in this post: the bread, the meatballs, and the fries.

French Bread Rolls
I got this recipe from My Kitchen Cafe - great recipe blog. This bread was SO good. I made it this morning and when it came out of the oven I was starving so I ate one. YUM.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour

In a large bowl, stir together warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

To the yeast mixture, add the oil, salt, and 2 cups flour. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough has pulled away from the sides of the bowl. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

Deflate the dough, and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into 12-14 equal pieces, and form into round balls. Place on lightly greased baking sheets at least 2 inches apart. Cover the rolls with a damp cloth (or greased saran wrap), and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Bake for 12-13 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

*Can freeze the rolls after baking - microwave on high for 2 minutes before serving.

*I made 6 bigger ones so they were more like hoagie roll size.

Meatballs

I actually had some frozen, pre-packaged meatballs (Armour brand) for the sandwiches, but this is a meatball recipe that I usually use.

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef
1 egg
1 tsp. worchestershire sauce
¼ cup chopped onion
1/3 - 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs, plain
2 Tbl. grated Parmesan cheese
½ tsp. beef boullion
1 tsp. minced garlic
½ tsp. oregano
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
dash of Texas Champagne (Tabasco)
½ tsp. Emerill’s original seasoning

Mix all ingredients together. Shape mixture by tablespoonfuls into 1 1/2” balls.

To cook in a skillet: Heat 1 tbl. oil in a large skillet. Cook the meatballs over medium heat until brown, about 20 minutes. Drain off excess fat.

To cook in the oven: Place the meatballs in a foil lined cookie sheet with sides. Bake uncovered in a 400 degree oven until light brown and cooked through; about 15 min. They are done when you touch them and they spring back.

*You can freeze these on a pan and then put in a freezer bag.

For the sauce I just combined two cans of tomato sauce and one can of crushed tomatoes and added oregano, basil and garlic salt.

Fries

This week Fresh Market has 10 lb bags of potatoes on sale for 88 cents! We'll probably be eating a lot of these fries.

Ingredients:

3-4 potatoes, scrubbed
olive oil or vegetable oil
garlic salt
cajun pepper

Cut potatoes lengthwise into wedges. Place on a greased cookie sheet and drizzle with oil. Sprinkle garlic salt and cajun pepper on. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes, turning potatoes over halfway through.