Banh Mi ! (Vietnamese sandwich)
Banh Mi is a Vietnamese sandwich that’s made up of an odd sounding combination – crusty bread rolls smeared with pate, mayo, suspicious looking Asian ham, pickled vegetables, green onion, coriander/cilantro, a mighty wack of fresh chillies and drizzle of seasoning.
Ingredients
- 4 crusty long bread rolls
- 6 tbsp pork or chicken pate
- 6 tbsp mayonnaise
- ▢ 4 - 8 slices Thi Nguoi "pink ham" OR brawn (aka head cheese,
- ▢ 4 - 8 slices Cha Lua Vietnamese pork loaf OR chicken loaf
- ▢ 4 - 8 slices roast or grilled pork cold cuts
- 1.5 cups fresh coriander/cilantro sprigs
- 2 cucumbers finely sliced lengthwise into long strips
- 4 green onion stems cut into the length of the rolls
- 2 red chillies finely sliced (or more!) (or less...)
- 2 tsp Maggi Seasoning for drizzling
- PICKLED CARROTS:
- 4 medium carrots peeled cut into 2-3mm / 1/10" batons
- 1½ cups hot Water boiled
- ½ cup White sugar
- 4 tsp salt
- ¾ cup rice wine vinegar
- OTHER FILLING OPTIONS!
- Pork meatballs for Banh Mi
- Shredded rotisserie or poached chicken
Instructions
- Split rolls down the centre of the top (see video).
- Spread 1.5 tbsp pate on one side, then 1.5 tbsp mayonnaise on top.
- Layer in the hams, cucumber slices and green onion.
- Stuff in plenty of carrots and coriander sprigs.
- Sprinkle with fresh chilli - as much as you dare!
- Drizzle with Maggi Seasoning (about 1/2 tsp per roll).
- Close sandwich together and devour!