Vietnamese Banh Mi

Vietnamese Banh Mi

So the wife and I have been watching "The Great American Food Truck Race" on Food Network.  So after watching Nom Nom win almost everything I decided that was going to be my next food adventure.  Then comes Guy Fieri with an Asian inspired meal including Asian street food sandwich (Banh Mi).  There are many parts to this so make sure to read through it all. 


I did chicken breast for the meat here but you can use just about any meat you would like. 

Marinade

2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tsp Chinese 5 spice
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp Worcestershire to taste

Let meat marinade at least 4 hours.  After done marinating grill until chicken is fully cooked.  Let stand for 10 minutes then slice thin.


Slaw

Julienne (julienne is to cut food into long thin strips) the following:

1 medium/large cucumber seeds removed
2 large carrots peeled


Marinade for slaw
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar

In a medium bowl add all ingredients and let marinade for 5-10 minutes

Sriracha Mayonnaise
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 tbsp Sriracha
Mix.

For this you will need a good roll.  It should be nice and soft inside but have a good chewy crust.  We got ours from the bakery in WinCo.

Slice and lightly toast the bread if you would like (we did it both toasted and not just depends on preference).  Spread Sriracha on both sides of bread.  Layer chosen meat, slaw, your favorite lettuce, cilantro, and end it with a squeeze of lime.

Variations can come in many ways.  Typically these are made with daikon radish in the slaw but we did not have any.  Instead of lettuce you can use cabbage.  Try it with lamb and instead of cilantro use a little mint.  This is a very easy recipe to get creative with.

Thanks to my wife for getting all the stuff marinading while I was at work so I could throw it all together and take credit for it. :-)  If you have any questions or comments let me know.