New Yorker Beef & Pork Meatball Marinara Sub & Fries

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7

Peel and grate half your brown onion[s]

Finely dice the remaining onion

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Cut your potatoes (skins on) into fries

Add the fries to a baking tray (or two!) with a drizzle of vegetable oil and a small pinch of salt and pepper

Give everything a good mix up and put the tray[s] in the oven for 20-25 min or until golden and crisp

Combine the grated onion and half the chopped garlic (you'll use the rest later!) in a large bowl with your dried oregano, mince and a pinch of salt and pepper

Give everything a good mix up until thoroughly combined (clean hands are the best way!)

Divide and shape them into 4 meatballs per person

Boil half a kettle

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick with a matching lid) over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of vegetable oil

Once hot, add the meatballs and diced onion to the pan and cook for 2 min on each side or until browned and the onion has softened

Once the meatballs are browned, add the remaining chopped garlic to the pan and cook for 1 min or until fragrant

Once fragrant, add your chopped tomatoes and beef stock mix with 100ml [130ml] [170ml] boiled water

Bring to the boil over a high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-high and cook, covered, for 12-15 min or until cooked through (no pink meat!) – these are your meatballs & tomato sauce

While the meatballs are cooking, drain your mozzarella, then pat and squeeze as much liquid out as you can with kitchen paper

Tear the drained mozzarella into rough, bite-sized pieces

Cut a slit into the top of your hot dog bun[s], being careful not to cut all the way through to the other side and open it out like a book

Once the meatballs are cooked, transfer the meatballs to the sliced roll[s] with a drizzle of the tomato sauce and top with the torn mozzarella – this is your sub

Remove the baking tray[s] from the oven and push the fries to one side, then add the sub[s] and return the tray[s] to the oven for a final 5 min or until the mozzarella has melted – this is your meatball sub

Return the pan with tomato sauce to a medium-high heat and cook for 3-4 min or until thickened – this is your marinara dip