Banh Mi (Vietnamese Sandwich)

Name: Banh Mi (Vietnamese Sandwich)
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 lb pork tenderloin or chicken thighs, sliced thin; Marinade: 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp sugar, 2 garlic cloves; 4 French baguette sections, split; Quick pickles: julienned carrot and daikon in rice vinegar + sugar + salt; Cilantro, jalapeño slices, mayo, sriracha

Crispy baguette with marinated pork, pickled vegetables, and fresh herbs.

★ Beginner$25 minServes 4

Banh Mi (Vietnamese Sandwich) — Pork — vietnamese — recipe plated and ready to serve

Nutrition (per serving)

420

Calories

24g

Protein

42g

Carbs

18g

Fat

Fiber

beginner gut-health high-protein pork quick-under-30 vietnamese

Crispy baguette with marinated pork, pickled vegetables, and fresh herbs.

Ingredients

1 lb pork tenderloin or chicken thighs, sliced thin
Marinade: 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp sugar, 2 garlic cloves
4 French baguette sections, split
Quick pickles: julienned carrot and daikon in rice vinegar + sugar + salt
Cilantro, jalapeño slices, mayo, sriracha

Method

Marinate pork 15 min. Sear in hot pan 2 min per side.
Make quick pickles: toss carrot and daikon with vinegar, sugar, salt. Let sit 10 min.
Toast baguette. Spread mayo and sriracha on both sides.
Layer: pork, pickled vegetables, cilantro, jalapeño.

What You're Practicing

The contrast of textures is the point: crispy bread, tender meat, crunchy pickles, fresh herbs.
Quick pickles take 10 minutes and transform the sandwich.