Sweet and Spicy Meatball Sub with Pickled Veggies
Meatball subs with a sauce inspired by orange chicken, and topped with a spicy pickled veggie mixture.
Servings: 5 subs
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- 2 inches ginger grated
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
Sauce
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sambol
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons sesame seed
Pickled Veggies
- 1/2 head cauliflower broken into small florets
- 2 Jalapenos sliced thin some seeds removed
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspooon salt
- 1.5 cups vinegar
- sub rolls
Instructions
- Make the veggies first. Add everything to a jar, add in the vinegar, and top off with water. Chill overnight.
- Mix all the meatball ingredients in a bowl. Stir well to combine. Form meatballs. Cook in a hot pan to brown.
- Add the sauce ingredients in with the meatballs and stir well to combine. Allow to simmer 10 minutes for the sauce to thicken.
- Put the meatballs into the bread and top with veggies to serve.