Grilled Chicken Banh Mi
Vietnam offers a thrilling array of choices. Salad bowls, soups, chicken wings, and spring rolls are all sold curbside to hungry passers. Yet above all these, reigns the Banh Mi Sandwich! Banh Mi is the term for a Vietnamese baguette made with a combination of wheat and rice flours. A Banh Mi sandwich is stuffed with various marinated meats, cucumbers, herbs, and pickled veggies. Most Banh Mi sandwiches are also spread with pate'. The bread and pate' are no surprise to historians, as Vietnam was a french colony in the 1800s. The french always have a way of leaving their mark!
Total Steps
7
Ingredients
19
Tools Needed
4
Ingredients
- 1 cup cilantro leaves
- 1 sliced jalapeno(optional)
- 1/2 cucumber, sliced thin
- 6 soft sub rolls
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 daikon radishes, sliced thin on the bias
- 2 carrots, sliced thin on the bias
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup hot tap water
- 1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 chopped jalapeno
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup fish sauce
- 1/2 cup lime juice
Instructions
Step 1
Mix the 1/2 cup fish sauce, 1/2 cup lime juice, 1 chopped jalapeno, 1/4 cup sugar, 4 cloves minced garlic, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in a baking dish. Add the 1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts to the dish, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Longer is better.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, stir the 1/4 cup hot tap water and 1/4 cup sugar until the sugar dissolves. Add the 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, 2 sliced carrots, and 2 sliced daikon radishes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Step 3
Heat the grill to medium. Grill the chicken breasts for 5 minutes per side. Remove from heat and cover them with foil to rest for 5 minutes.
Step 4
Open the sub rolls and grill the insides for about 1-3 minutes, until toasted.
Step 5
Drain the pickled carrots and daikon radishes. Slice the grilled chicken into thin pieces.
Step 6
Spread 1/3 cup mayonnaise over the insides of the sub rolls. Layer the 1/2 sliced cucumber, sliced chicken, drained pickled veggies, 1 cup cilantro leaves (or mint), and 1 sliced jalapeno (if using for extra heat) in the rolls.
Step 7
Serve immediately.