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Weeknight Banh Mi Sandwich

Fast bánh mì sandwiches filled with savoury pork meatballs, carrot-daikon pickles, cucumber, jalapeño, coriander and nuoc cham.

Brian Lagerstrom

Fast bánh mì sandwiches filled with savoury pork meatballs, carrot-daikon pickles, cucumber, jalapeño, coriander and nuoc cham.

20 min
Total time
4
Yield

Ingredients

28 ingredients
  • [Pickled carrot and daikon] 150g daikon, shredded
  • [Pickled carrot and daikon] 150g carrot, shredded
  • [Pickled carrot and daikon] 200g water
  • [Pickled carrot and daikon] 100g rice vinegar
  • [Pickled carrot and daikon] 100g white vinegar
  • [Pickled carrot and daikon] 40g sugar
  • [Pickled carrot and daikon] 4g salt
  • [Pork meatballs] 900g ground pork
  • [Pork meatballs] 10g salt
  • [Pork meatballs] 25g sugar
  • [Pork meatballs] 5g black pepper
  • [Pork meatballs] 10g cornflour
  • [Pork meatballs] 60g fish sauce
  • [Pork meatballs] 30g garlic, grated or minced
  • [Pork meatballs] 30g fresh ginger, grated
  • [Pork meatballs] 60g shallot, finely minced
  • [Pork meatballs] 20g basil, minced
  • [Nuoc cham] 120g water
  • [Nuoc cham] 45g fish sauce
  • [Nuoc cham] 25g sugar
  • [Nuoc cham] Juice of 1 lime, about 25g
  • [Nuoc cham] 10g garlic, minced
  • [Nuoc cham] 10g sambal
  • [Assembly] 1 English cucumber, cut into thin planks
  • [Assembly] 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced
  • [Assembly] Fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • [Assembly] 4 baguettes or hoagie rolls
  • [Assembly] Mayonnaise

Method

8 steps
  1. [Pickles] Bring the water, both vinegars, sugar and salt to a boil. Add the shredded daikon and carrot, submerge them, remove from the heat and cool.
  2. [Meatballs] Heat the oven to 245°C/475°F. Mix all meatball ingredients thoroughly.
  3. [Meatballs] Form roughly 55g/2oz balls and arrange at least 2.5cm apart on a parchment-lined tray.
  4. [Meatballs] Bake for 12–15 minutes, until the centres reach at least 74°C/165°F.
  5. [Nuoc cham] Stir all sauce ingredients together until the sugar dissolves.
  6. [Assembly] Warm the baguettes in the hot oven for about 2 minutes, until crisp outside.
  7. [Assembly] Split each baguette without cutting through the hinge. Spread mayonnaise inside.
  8. [Assembly] Add halved meatballs, drained carrot-daikon pickle, cucumber, jalapeño and coriander. Finish with nuoc cham.
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