How to Make the Ultimate Banh Mi | ChefSteps

pork

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is a plant-based protein, while chicken thighs are often less expensive than pork.

baguette

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain bread offers more nutrients, while white bread is typically cheaper.

Start by preparing the bread dough with an autolyse process that can take 30 minutes to 4 hours.

In a stand mixer bowl, add room temperature water, yeast, and sugar. Mix lightly.

Add flour to the mixture and mix for 1-2 minutes until it forms a shaggy mass.

Cover the shaggy mass and let it sit for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Prepare the pickled vegetables by using equal parts daikon radish and carrots. Mix them together.

Salt the vegetables and transfer them to the fridge for about 30 minutes.

While the vegetables are in the fridge, prepare the brine with distilled vinegar, sugar, a little bit of water, and additional salt. Whisk the brine together.

After 30 minutes, check the salted vegetables and strain away the moisture. Rinse and pat dry.

Submerge the vegetables in the prepared brine.

After the autolyse step, finish mixing the dough by adding salt, butter, and ascorbic acid.

Mix the dough for a total of 6 minutes, scraping down the sides every 2 minutes to ensure even incorporation.

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