Recipe: Classic Vietnamese Banh Mi SandwichDescription: A traditional Vietnamese sandwich featuring crispy baguette, marinated pork, quick pickles, fresh cucumber, cilantro, jalapeños, and a savory spread of pâté.Serves: 4 people Total Time: 50Difficulty: Easy to follow Ingredients needed: 4 piece baguette, 500 g pork, 2 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 clove garlic, 0.5 teaspoon black pepper, 0.5 cup rice vinegar, 1 medium daikon, 2 medium carrot, 1 large cucumber, 0.5 cup cilantro, 2 piece jalapeño, 0.5 cup pâté, 1 teaspoon saltInstructions: To make the quick pickles, combine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add julienned daikon and carrots, toss well, and let sit for 15 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and black pepper. Add pork slices, stir to coat, and marinate for 15 minutes. Preheat a grill or frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the pork for 3-4 minutes on each side until cooked through and slightly charred. Set aside. Slice the baguettes lengthwise, leaving one side attached. Spread pâté on one side of each baguette. Fill each baguette with cooked pork, a layer of pickled daikon and carrots, cucumber slices, cilantro leaves, and jalapeño slices. Serve immediately.Perfect for: Meal planning, weekly preparation, home cooking Tags: Vietnamese, sandwich, pork, quick picklesThis Classic Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich recipe is designed for easy meal planning and preparation. It serves 4 people and can be made in 50 minutes. Great for weekly meal prep and family dinners.
Vietnamese
sandwich
pork
quick pickles

Classic Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich

A traditional Vietnamese sandwich featuring crispy baguette, marinated pork, quick pickles, fresh cucumber, cilantro, jalapeños, and a savory spread of pâté.

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Prep: 30 min
Cook: 20 min
Serves: 4
September 23, 2025
Classic Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich - delicious recipe with step-by-step cooking instructions
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
4 piecesbaguette

crispy

1.1 poundspork

thinly sliced

2 tablespoonssoy sauce
1 tablespoonfish sauce
1 tablespoonsugar
2 clovesgarlic

minced

0.5 teaspoonsblack pepper
0.5 cupsrice vinegar
1 mediumdaikon

julienned

2 mediumscarrot

julienned

1 largecucumber

sliced

0.5 cupscilantro

leaves

2 piecesjalapeño

sliced

0.5 cupspâté
1 teaspoonsalt
Instructions
Follow these steps to create your dish
1

To make the quick pickles, combine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add julienned daikon and carrots, toss well, and let sit for 15 minutes.

2

In a separate bowl, mix soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and black pepper. Add pork slices, stir to coat, and marinate for 15 minutes.

3

Preheat a grill or frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the pork for 3-4 minutes on each side until cooked through and slightly charred. Set aside.

4

Slice the baguettes lengthwise, leaving one side attached. Spread pâté on one side of each baguette.

5

Fill each baguette with cooked pork, a layer of pickled daikon and carrots, cucumber slices, cilantro leaves, and jalapeño slices.

6

Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information (per serving)
Approximate values based on ingredients
530
Calories
23.3g
Fat
37.9g
Carbs
42g
Protein
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