Pork Meatball Melt Sandwiches

🥘 Ingredients

• Tuscan Heat Spice (use half)
  2 tbsp
• aluminum foil
• butter (use ½ tbsp)
  1 tbsp
• ciabatta bread
  4 unit
• crushed tomatoes
  13.76 oz
• garlic
  4 clove
• ground pork
  20 oz
• lemon (½ tsp zest)
  1 unit
• mozzarella cheese
  1 c
• olive oil
  2.667 tbsp
• panko breadcrumbs
  1 c
• sugar (use ½ tsp)
  1 tsp
• yellow onion (use 2 tbsp)
  ½ unit
• zucchini
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• baking sheet
• medium bowl
• small pan
• medium pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and sprinkle with a drizzle of olive oil . Halve and peel yellow onion , then thinly slice half of it (save the other half for another use). Mince garlic .

   aluminum foil, olive oil: 2.667 tbsp, yellow onion: ½ unit, garlic: 4 clove
2. 

   2

   In a medium bowl , combine ground pork , panko breadcrumbs , the chopped yellow onion , half the garlic , Tuscan Heat Spice , and a large pinch of salt and pepper. Divide the mixture into 8 pieces, shaping each into a meatball. Place them on the foil-lined baking sheet and bake until cooked through, ⏱️ 20 minutes .

   ground pork: 20 oz, panko breadcrumbs: 1 c, yellow onion (use 2 tbsp), garlic, Tuscan Heat Spice: 2 tbsp (use half)
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a small pan over medium heat. Add the remaining onion and cook until starting to soften, about ⏱️ 3 minutes . Toss in the remaining garlic and the other half of the Tuscan Heat Spice; cook until fragrant, ⏱️ 1 minutes . Stir in half the crushed tomatoes , sugar , and a large pinch of salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and let thicken, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Meanwhile, zest lemon and squeeze 2 tsp of juice. Halve zucchini lengthwise, then slice crosswise into ¼-inch half-moons. Remove pan from heat and stir in butter .

   crushed tomatoes: 13.76 oz, sugar: 1 tsp (use ½ tsp), lemon: 1 unit (½ tsp zest), zucchini: 2 unit, butter: 1 tbsp (use ½ tbsp)
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, tossing, until softened, about ⏱️ 5 minutes . Stir in the reserved lemon juice and zest, then set aside. Remove the baked meatballs from the sheet and halve them. Preheat the broiler. Split ciabatta bread in half and place them cut-side up on the same sheet. Spread a little sauce on each bottom, arrange meatballs on top (add any extra on the side), spoon with remaining sauce, and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese . Top with the remaining ciabatta halves and put under the broiler until melted, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Divide sandwiches between plates and serve with zucchini. ⏱️ 2 minutes

   ciabatta bread: 4 unit, mozzarella cheese: 1 c