Okay, I have no idea if Jack loves them or not, since no one on that show ever eats, but that's what I made last night. There are lots of varieties of meatballs, along with meat choices- beef, veal or pork, but for a meatball sandwich I like straight 100% beef. I mixed the beef with some homemade bread crumbs, eggs, fresh parsley, lots of garlic, and enough salt that it doesn't taste bland.
I browned these off on a sheet pan while I buzzed up some crushed tomatoes with an immersion blender, then added uber amounts of garlic, some parsley, and seasoned it with dry thyme, kosher salt, and copious amounts of crushed red pepper and Survival Spice™, which adds a lot of flavor to tomato sauces, while keeping it recognizable as an Italian sauce. I added the meatballs to the sauce, and let it simmer for a few hours.
Got some good rolls from the bakery, and sliced them, along with some pepper jack cheese, making sure that the sandwich would sit flat on the sizzle plate. If you line the sides of the roll with cheese, the sandwich won't soak through as quickly, and don't overdo the sauce if you don't want to wear it! I topped it with a little greated parm cheese, got it hot in the oven, then turned on the broiler for a few minutes at the end.
Jack would be proud. I hope he wouldn't kill me for it.
Wow, you're right. Nobody on that show ever eats. It's like cowboys never having to use the bathroom.
I mean, don't you think that having a few pizza or Egg McMuffin boxes laying around would give it a bit of realism? C'mon, who eats in the 'break room' when they're really busy, anyway?
That's a good lookin sammich there. I would've almost figured Jack would be after a philly cheesesteak or a pastrami piled high.
And if it was like an office, there'd be coffee cups everywhere and some kind of 'lead' or supervisor complaining about empty cups, cans or wrappers.
Ooh, good points, Chris.
Jack likes the meatballs, because when he throws them with his lethal Jack strength they can kill. Tougher to do with slices of pastrami.