Vietnamese spicy meatball banh mi

Recipes / Meat

Re-invent the classic banh mi with homemade meatballs and quick pickled carrot.

Recipe «Vietnamese spicy meatball banh mi» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 05 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 500g pork mince, 1 stem lemongrass, pale section only, bruised, finely chopped, 4 green shallots, finely chopped, 3 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce, or to taste, 1 tsp sea salt , 125g Kewpie mayonnaise, 2 tbsp hoisin sauce, 1 tbsp vegetable oil , 4 long crusty bread rolls, Fresh coriander sprigs, to serve, 1 long fresh red chilli, thinly sliced, 2 carrots, peeled, shredded, 60ml rice vinegar, 55g caster sugar.

Ingredients:

  • 500g pork mince 
  • 1 stem lemongrass, pale section only, bruised, finely chopped 
  • 4 green shallots, finely chopped 
  • 3 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce, or to taste 
  • 1 tsp sea salt 
  • 125g Kewpie mayonnaise 
  • 2 tbsp hoisin sauce 
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • 4 long crusty bread rolls 
  • Fresh coriander sprigs, to serve 
  • 1 long fresh red chilli, thinly sliced 
  • 2 carrots, peeled, shredded 
  • 60ml rice vinegar 
  • 55g caster sugar 

Instructions

  1. For the quick-pickle carrot, combine carrot, vinegar and sugar in a bowl. Set aside, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes to develop the flavours. Drain carrot.
  2. Meanwhile, combine the pork mince, lemongrass, shallot, sriracha and salt in a large bowl. Use damp hands to roll heaped tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls.
  3. Combine mayonnaise and hoisin sauce in a small bowl. Set aside until ready to serve.
  4. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook the meatballs, turning often, for 5 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Set aside on a plate lined with paper towel to drain.
  5. Split the bread rolls lengthways, without cutting all the way through. Generously spread both sides with hoisin mayo. Divide the carrot among the rolls and top with the meatballs, coriander sprigs and chilli. Serve the remaining hoisin mayo on the side.