Sandwich Week: Mexican Inspired Banh Mi
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: August 10, 2011

This Mexican spiced banh mi is the second recipe for sandwich week.  A banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich made with grilled meat, cilantro, and pickled carrots and daikon.  Some recipes even include pate.  This recipe has the flavors of Mexico but all the traditional Vietnamese components.  The meat is Mexican carne asada which is paired with pickled apples, beets, and carrots.  This is a sweet and spicy sandwich that your friends and family will love.
Mexican Spiced Banh Mi



FOR CARNE ASADA
3/4 pound skirt steak
1 tablespoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon moscado sugar
1/2 tablespoon aji amarillo chili (chipotle powder is a fine substitute, but use sweet
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
high temp oil for pan-frying (grapeseed or canola work well)
 
FOR AOLI
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
cilantro finely chopped (to taste)
1 zest of lime
1/2 juice of lime
1 clove of garlic finely minced
 
FOR SLAW
2 carrots
1 granny smith apple
1 red beet
handful of cilantro leaves roughly chopped
1/2 juice of lime
1 teaspoon agave nectar
salt to taste
fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 piece baguette cut into four
1 hot chile (aji, jalapeño, Serrano, etc.) sliced thin



For recipe instructions, click below
Mexican Spiced Bahn Mi (Vietnamese Sandwiches)