Meatball Sliders with Mozzarella and Basil

Name: Meatball Sliders with Mozzarella and Basil
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H45M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H15M0.000S
Yield: 12 sliders
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes in juice; Freshly ground pepper and kosher salt; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 cup torn day-old white bread; 1/2 cup whole milk; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan; 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1 1/4 pounds ground pork; 4 ounces thinly sliced fresh mozzarella; 12 slider rolls, split; 12 basil leaves

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Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 15 min

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 45 min

Yield: 12 sliders

Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 15 min

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 45 min

Yield: 12 sliders

Ingredients

5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

5 garlic cloves, minced

1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes in juice

Freshly ground pepper and kosher salt

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 cup torn day-old white bread

1/2 cup whole milk

2 large eggs

1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan

1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

1 1/4 pounds ground pork

4 ounces thinly sliced fresh mozzarella

12 slider rolls, split

12 basil leaves

Directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a heavy medium pot over medium heat. Stir in half the garlic and cook, stirring until golden, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes with juice and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Simmer the sauce, uncovered, breaking up tomatoes with a wooden spoon, until slightly thickened, about 8 minutes. Season the sauce with salt to taste.
2. Cook the onion with the remaining garlic in 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and cool. (Reserve and wipe out the skillet.)
3. Soak bread in milk until soft, about 5 minutes. Squeeze the bread to remove excess milk, and discard the milk.
4. Beat the eggs with the cooled onions. Mix in the soaked bread, Parmigiano-Reggiano, parsley, 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and mix until evenly combined. Then gently stir in pork to combine. Form into 12 meatballs, each about 2 inches in diameter, and arrange on a plastic-lined baking sheet.
5. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat, then brown the meatballs turning once, about 6 minutes total. Add the tomato sauce to the skillet and simmer, covered, until meatballs are just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes more. Set a meatball on the bottom of a roll, top with sauce, a slice of mozzarella and a basil leaf. Top with the other half of the roll. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve.