Beef meatball banh mi
Banh Mi is a Vietnamese style sandwich. A single serving baguette is split lengthwise and filled with delicious meatballs and tangy pickled vegetables. Great for anytime of the day, picnics or lunch boxes.
Ingredients
- 1 pack ready made beef meatballs
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 small carrot ribboned
- 1 small cucumber ribboned
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp rice wine vinegar
- 4 sourdough baguettes split lengthways
To serve
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 1 fresh red chilli seeds removed and sliced
- A handful of Superb Herb coriander
- A handful of Superb Herb mint
- ¼ cup roasted unsalted peanuts roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 200°C.
- Heat the sesame oil in a wok or a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Cook the meatballs, turning, for 5–6 minutes or until golden brown.
- While the meatballs are cooking, pickle the carrot & cucumber in vinegar and sesame oil for at least 5 minutes.
- Spread the baguettes with the mayonnaise and bake for 5 minutes.
- Fill the baguettes with the pickle, meatballs, coriander, mint, chilli and peanuts.
Notes
For a child friendly version, just leave out the chilli.
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