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Pork Meatball Banh Mi

Pork Meatball Banh Mi

Ingredients
1.5 lbs. ground pork ½ cup yellow white onion, diced ¼ cup hoisin sauce 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1 bunch green onions, chopped 4-5 large leaves of basil (preferably Thai/Sweet basil), chopped 1 Tbl. chili sauce (such as sriracha) 2 tsp. corn starch 1 ½ tsp. salt 1 ½ tsp. pepper ½ cup rice wine vinegar 1 Tbl. sugar 1 tsp. salt ½ cup shaved carrots ½ cup daikon or other kind of radish, shredded 6 Turano French Rolls ¼ cup mayonnaise (optional) ¼ cup sriracha or other chili sauce (optional) 2 Fresno or jalapeno peppers, sliced thin 12 sprigs of cilantro

Directions
Mix together all meatball ingredients. Form mixture into 1 ½“ balls and place onto a lined, greased sheet pan. Refrigerate until ready to cook (can be made up 24 hours in advance, if desired). Combine rice wine vinegar, sugar and salt in a sauce pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove mixture from the heat and add cut carrots and radish, tossing occasionally for 10-15 minutes. Preheat oven to 400*F. Bake meatballs on sheet pan for 15-20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160*F. Warm French rolls in the oven for 5 minutes. Top French rolls with mayonnaise and chili sauce (if desired), 4-5 meatballs, 1-2 Tbl. of pickled vegetables, sliced peppers and cilantro sprigs.

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