Roasted Pork Banh Mi Vietnamese Sandwich Recipes

ROAST PORK VIETNAMESE SANDWICH (BáNH Mì)

Steps:

• Mix black pepper, salt, and sugar in a heat-proof container with a lid. Then add the chile and garlic. Stir in warm water until sugar and salt are dissolved. Add the pork, and if you need more water to submerge the pork, add more. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the pork from the liquid, pat it dry, and place it on a roasting pan. Let it sit for about a half hour so it returns to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place pork in the middle rack of the oven and roast for about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let it cool for about 20 minutes. Slice thinly.
• Combine the salt, sugar, water, and vinegar in a bowl (preferably one that can be used to easily pour the mixture into a mason jar) and mix until the sugar and salt dissolve. (This is why you needed warm water.)
• Blot the carrots and daikon radishes with paper towel to dry - because we're sure you washed them well - and place them in the mason jar(s).
• Pour the salt-and-sugar liquid mixture over top of the carrots and daikon radishes, covering them completely.
• Put the lid on the jar(s), and store in the fridge for at least an hour. The longer you let it marinate, the more sour the taste. Eat within a week.
• Slice only one side of the baguette so you have a pocket for the filling. Spread mayo on the baguette. (We prefer both sides.)
• Add the pork, cucumber, pickled daikon and carrots, and cilantro. Lightly sprinkle with soy sauce. Serve.

ROASTED PORK BANH MI (VIETNAMESE SANDWICH)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Toss julienned daikon and carrot with seasoned rice vinegar to coat well. Let sit until veggies get slightly limp, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and set aside or refrigerate.
• Mix the mayonnaise, hoisin sauce, and sriracha in a small bowl.
• Split the French roll just enough so you can open it like a book. If you like, pull out some of the bread from the top half to better accommodate the filling.
• Spread the interior surfaces of the roll liberally with the mayo mixture. Transfer roll to prepared baking sheet, cut side up. Bake in preheated oven until crisp, heated through and edges start to brown, about 7 minutes.
• Place sliced pork, pate, cucumber, picked daikon and carrots, jalapeno, and cilantro leaves in the roll. Cut in half to serve.

PORK BANH MI

Steps:

• For the Pork Tenderloin: To make the marinade, add 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon sriracha, & ½ tsp garlic powder to a large bowl or sealable bag. Mix marinade together and add pork tenderloin. Marinate at least 1 hour or as long as overnight.
• For the Quick Pickled Vegetables: In a large bowl mix 3 tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 2 teaspoons brown sugar together until sugar is dissolved. Add shredded carrots and sliced cucumbers. Mix together well until vegetables are fully coated in the liquid. If making ahead of time cover and refrigerate until ready to use. If not, keep the bowl with a mixing spoon on the counter, give the vegetables a stir in the liquid every so often as you make the rest of the meal.
• To Make the 2 Flavorful Mayos: Divide the mayo evenly between to 2 small bowls. Add remaining sriracha to one of the bowls and the lime juice and a dash of garlic powder to the other. Mix each bowl separately until a smooth sauce forms. Set aside (in fridge if necessary) until ready to use.
• Pre-heat grill to high. Remove pork from the marinade, allowing any access marinade to drip off. Place over direct heat. Grill 4 minutes, rotate pork tenderloin. Grill 4 more minutes. Rotate again, grilling another 3-4 minutes until internal temperature reaches 145º F in the thickest part of the cut. Remove from the grill and cover (with tin foil), let rest 3 minutes.
• While the pork is resting slice french bread loaf in half the long way. Turn grill to low and place bread on the grill cut side down, grill 1-2 minutes until warm and slightly toasted.
• Thinly slice the grilled pork tenderloin into slices for the sandwich, cut against the grain, pork should be slightly pink in the center.
• To build the sandwich, cilantro to the bottom of the loaf of bread followed by the pickled vegetables (drained). Add the sliced pork over vegetables. Close sandwich and using a serrated knife cut into 4 pieces.
• Serve sandwich with the sweet and spicy mayos allowing each person to choose the sriracha or lime mayo to spread on the top piece of bread.