While teaching English in Asia for the past several years, I've been lucky to exchange some delicious and genuine recipes with local people. This Vietnamese banh mi sandwich is awesome and a nice break from the usual sandwiches. The garlic chili sauce is typical in Asian sections of markets, but you can substitute it with Indonesian sambal or Korean chili paste. Beer or red wine is the beverage to serve with this bona fide French-influenced Vietnamese recipe.
Ingredients
- 4 bonelesss pork loin chops , 1/4-inch thick
- 4 Frenchs baguettes , 7 inch
- 4 teaspoons mayonnaise , or to taste
- 1 ounce chili sauce with garlic
- 0.25 cups fresh lime juice , divided
- 1 small red onion , sliced into rings
- 1 medium cucumber , peeled and sliced lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
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Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
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Place pork chops on a broiling pan. Cook in the preheated broiler until browned on each side, about 5 minutes, flipping once.
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Divide and spread mayonnaise on inside tops and bottoms of rolls. Place one pork chop into each roll; spread chili sauce on top pork. Divide and drizzle with 1/2 lime juice; divide and top with onion, cucumber, cilantro, salt, and black pepper. Divide and drizzle with remaining 1/2 lime juice.
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