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Lemongrass Pork Banh Mi
This lemongrass pork banh mi is the most flavorful sandwich and the fresh herbs make this sandwich super fresh!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25h⏳ Prep: 24h 45m🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Dana Rao📖 cookwithdana
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pan
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Pickled Veggies
pickled veggies
2
Peel your carrots and daikon radish.
carrot (shredded or sliced in thin strips)1sliced daikon1 cup
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Then, slice them in matchsticks. Place them in the jar with rice vinegar, salt, and sugar. Marinate them overnight if possible.
salt1 teaspoonsugar2 teaspoon
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Lemongrass Pork
lemongrass (minced)1cooked lemongrass pork
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Start by slicing your pork thinly.
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Chop your aromatics - garlic, ginger, and shallot.
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Hit the stem of the lemongrass to release flavor. Chop the lemongrass (only need the inside stem part, which yields 1-2 tsp).
lemongrass (minced)1cooked lemongrass pork
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Next, add lemongrass, garlic, ginger, shallot, hoisin sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, black pepper, and drizzle of neutral oil in a bowl with the pork and mix well. Marinate for at least ⏱️ 6-24 hours in refrigerator.
lemongrass (minced)1cooked lemongrass porkhoisin sauce1 tablespoonfish sauce1 tablespoonsoy sauce1 tablespoonsugar2 teaspoon
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Oven Instructions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for ⏱️ 10 minutes, mix around and then broil for ⏱️ 5 minutes. Be careful not to burn the meat.Pan Instructions: Heat pan on medium heat. Add some oil. Then, add your pork and saute for ⏱️ 5 minutes until pork is cooked and there's some brown charred bits. Be careful of the splatter.
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Assemble Banh Mi
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To assemble the banh mi, start toasting your bread. Once its nice and toasty, cut in the middle but not all the way through and spread on some mayo.
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Next, add your lemongrass pork and pickled veggies. Add your fresh herbs like cilantro, cucumbers, and jalapēno. This is optional, but you can finish off the banh mi with some maggie seasoning. Hope you enjoy!
lemongrass (minced)1cooked lemongrass porkpickled veggiescilantrocucumberMaggie seasoning (optional)
Nutrition Facts
calories
354 kcal
fat Content
9 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
15 g
sodium Content
4615 mg
protein Content
21 g
cholesterol Content
46 mg
carbohydrate Content
46 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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