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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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