Vietnamese Pork Sandwich (Banh Mi Thit)

"This has become one of my favorite sandwiches. Keep in mind that you can alter the quantities of the items on the sandwich any way you want. I usually cook the pork tenderloin immediately before making the sandwiches, but it can be done with leftover pork. Adapted from recipe in "Sunset Magazine"."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In an 8- 10 inch sauté pan over medium/high heat, stir five spice until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  • Stir in oil, shallots and garlic.
  • Add ground pork and stir often until meat is crumbly and no longer pink.
  • Add soy sauce, sugar and salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
  • Cut baguettes in half crosswise then split almost all the way through, leaving halves attached on one side.
  • Spread 1 tsp of chile paste on one cut side of each baguette section.
  • Spoon 1/6 of the warm ground pork mixture (including juices) over the chile paste.
  • Tuck 1/6 of the pork tenderloin slices evenly into each sandwich.
  • Place sandwiches on a sheet pan and bake at 375°F for about 5 minutes or until filling is warm and crust is crisp.
  • Remove from oven and fill each with 1/6 of the cucumbers, mesclun, basil and fried shallots.

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Reviews

  1. We didn't have any ground pork; and I was just making this for my husband and I, so: I used 1 tsp. 5-spice powder, 1 1/2 tsp. oil, 2 TBS. chopped shallot, 1 small garlic clove, 1 1/2 TBS. soy, (I forgot the sugar), and 1 tsp. siracha. I pretty much followed the directions for the ground pork, but used 1/2 pork tenderloin sliced thin to saute instead. It turned out AWESOME. To the actual sandwich, I used a slight smear of mayo on the bread, and added cucumber, carrot, cilantro and a little red onion. Thank you for the inspiration--I will come back to this one A LOT!
     
  2. Very good! We really enjoyed the aroma of the 5 spice powder as the pork cooked and it perfumed the house for the whole evening. We used pork tenderloin, which was very lean, and our only wish was that there was a little more sauce created from the ground pork to put on the sandwich. We used regular basil, cucumber, fried shallots and added grated carrots for the veges. We'll try cilantro the next time, just for a change
     
  3. I added carrots and cilantro - very good!
     
  4. It has been a long time since I asked you what I coukd substitute for the Thai basil. I finally tried this! The "regular" basil worked fine. I did make a couple of substitutions due to dietary restrictions and the limitations of my grocery - I used scallions instead of shallots, Splenda instead of sugar, and I used Carbdown Flatout breads instead of the baguette. This sandwich is to die for. My daughter & I had the spicy version, and I just left out the chili paste for the others. I will definitely make this again & again!
     
  5. Ran across this recipe cause my girlfriend try to make Banh Mi but not sure of all the ingredients. Eventhough this is an Americanized version of Banh Mi Thit it will do if you've never had a Vietnamese sandwich. Banh Mi is the bomb!! When I was little living in Saigon, Vietnam ....very time we were out and about we always make sure to hit up those sandswich stands for Banh Mi Thit.
     
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  1. It has been a long time since I asked you what I coukd substitute for the Thai basil. I finally tried this! The "regular" basil worked fine. I did make a couple of substitutions due to dietary restrictions and the limitations of my grocery - I used scallions instead of shallots, Splenda instead of sugar, and I used Carbdown Flatout breads instead of the baguette. This sandwich is to die for. My daughter & I had the spicy version, and I just left out the chili paste for the others. I will definitely make this again & again!
     

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