I Made Jamie Oliver’s Meatball Sub… But Vegan!

When Jamie Oliver dropped his meatball sub recipe, the internet went wild… but the comments were full of people asking: ‘What if I don’t eat pork?’ or ‘What can I use instead of beer?’ Well… I made it happen. This is the 100% plant-based, pork-free, booze-free Dirty Gravy Meatball Sub — and trust me, it’s every bit as indulgent as the original.

🌱 ABOUT THIS RECIPE:
This rich and comforting meatball sub is made with my own homemade, soy-based plant protein for a juicy, meaty bite — without any meat at all. Smothered in a deep, flavorful dirty gravy made with alcohol-free Guinness, it’s 100% plant-based indulgence you can enjoy any day of the week.

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[Music] Hey, welcome back to What I Tast It, where 
I take your comfort food favorites and I make them plant-based and absolutely delicious. Today, I’m 
recreating Jamie Oliver’s meatball sub. It’s going to be absolutely fantastic. think there’s going to 
be some small tweaks to it because of course I’m making it plant-based where his is not. And uh you 
know, let’s go ahead and jump right on in. [Music] So, the first call out to this recipe is that 
I’m using my butt better soy meatball recipe and I’m substituting the onion with some potato 
because when Jamie Oliver made his meatballs, he put potato in his. So that’s what I’m doing. [Music] All right. So that’s about the size we’re 
going for. About 2 tablespoons worth uh to get this size meatball. All 
right. So, basically, I’m going to make all of these meatballs, but I’m going 
to leave about two to three meatballs worth uh into this bowl here because we’re going to be 
making a sauce. And when it comes to the sauce, we’re going to be adding some of this uh 
meatball mixture into that sauce. Okay. So, I’m going to add a little bit of oil down. And 
I’m gonna go ahead and just add the meatballs. I’m gonna add a little bit of salt. And I’m going to crack on a little pepper. All right. And I’m going to add these meatballs 
to the oven. I’m going to cook them for about 25 minutes. So the meatballs are in and cooking. So, 
the next thing I have to do is prepare a gravy. And so, to make this gravy, I need to start off 
by preparing some red onion and some fennel and get that sautéing in a skillet. Uh, then what 
I’m going to do is I’m going to help that kind of like dry out a little bit with some flour. And 
then I’m going to actually then hydrate it with some vegan alcohol-free Guinness. That’s going 
to then start kind of thickening up and turning into a gravy. And then I’m going to go ahead and 
flavor it off with some other ingredients. So, let’s go ahead and get started with that prep 
while those meatballs are in and cooking. Just going to prepare these red onions 
like I prepare all the other onions. All right. Next up, I have the fennel. [Music] Going to add in the onion. [Music] the pedal. [Music] All right, let’s go ahead and add 
some flour and let’s mix that in. So this flower is, you know, dredging 
this onion juice that that’s built up. Okay, I’m going to add in some 
ketchup, some mustard, [Music] some wish here. some of the steak sauce. Going to add in some mango chutney and some vegetable stock. And then now I’m going to add in those three 
meatball leftovers and just kind of break that up. All right. And I’m going to just let this 
cook for a bit. All right. I’m going to hit this with a little bit of vinegar. 
And I’m going to throw in some rosemary. We’re going to add the meatballs. Really just kind of flipping the 
meatballs over one another to get it worked in to the gravy. Then top it with 
whatever your favorite vegan cheese is. And then we’re going to go ahead and cover this 
back up. We’re going to let that cook for about 5 more minutes. All right, let’s take a look. 
[Music] Yeah, that’s looking fantastic. All right. So, I’m going to go ahead and get some 
arugula and some bread rolls ready and plate this up. When it comes to finishing this up, I’m going 
to take some arugula and put it in a heated bun. And I’m just going to scoop out some meatballs 
and put it right in there. I’m going with arugula because it’s similar to water crest. Uh Oliver 
used water crest, which uh water crest is really great. Um, you know, I did a quick search and like 
the CDC was showing that water crest was um like 100% nutrientrich and the number one uh like food 
um as far as health is concerned. So, I thought that was pretty neat. Arugula is pretty great as 
well. Load of antioxidants. Uh it’s definitely uh a a super healthy nutrient-dense ingredient. 
So, I’m going to go ahead and uh prepare that and uh I’ll see you back here in a minute to let 
you know what I think of Jamie Oliver’s sub. [Music] So, overall, this was a pretty easy meatball sub 
to make. Um, it looks fantastic. It smells great. Uh, you know, it’s just a matter of is 
this as good as it’s made out to be. So, all that’s left is to try it out and 
for me to let you know what I think. Well, it’s incredibly hot, but it’s delicious. I 
think that the real takeaway from this is that all of these ingredients and this gravy, it’s there 
to emphasize the meatball. So, if you have a good meatball, this is a great this is a great sub. 
When you have the arugula, it adds that fresh but like peppery taste to it as well. So, that’s 
great. But, um overall, like this is this is good. It’s you just scoop everything right on the sub 
and you’re done. So you don’t have to worry about putting any separate tomato sauce or cheese or 
anything like that on there because everything’s all inclusive already. Scoop on, put your arugula 
on, put your water crust on there, whatever it is, and and be done and enjoy. Uh, you know, he was 
dipping his meatball sub in the gravy. Uh, to me, I don’t think it needs it because it’s already so 
juicy enough and there’s so much of that gravy on there when I load it up. It’s just a matter of 
how you do it. If you get just a meatball donut, absolutely dip it in, you know. But overall, this 
is good. Will I have it again? Absolutely. Is it the best meatball sub I’ve ever had? You know, 
I don’t I don’t know. I haven’t had a ton of meatball subs, but this is definitely really 
good. I definitely recommend you make this at home. Uh it’s going to be enjoyable. Your friends, 
your family’s going to love it. Uh, so I mean I guess overall like should you make Jamie Oliver’s 
recipe at home? Absolutely. If you’re plant-based, you should make mine because that’s the tweaks 
and edits in order to fit your dietary needs. But, you know, it’s time for me to prepare this 
for my family. So, I’ll see you again real soon as I take your favorite comfort foods 
and make them into plant-based delicious versions because I’m your friend with food 
benefits. And I’ll see you again real soon. [Music]