Mouth Watering Vietnamese Banh Mi Street Food Style Recipe

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

Prepare a quick pickle by finely slicing carrot and daikon into matchsticks.

Mix vinegar, salt, sugar, and water in a bowl to create the pickling liquid.

Add the sliced carrot and daikon to the pickling liquid and set aside.

Prepare the lemongrass by bashing it and chopping it finely.

In a pestle and mortar, combine the chopped lemongrass and garlic to create a paste.

Add chopped spring onions to the paste and mix well.

Season the mixture with a pinch of salt to draw out moisture.

Add shrimp paste, palm sugar, light soy sauce, and fish sauce to the mixture and combine thoroughly.

Add ground beef to the mixture and mix well with hands, ensuring even distribution of flavors.

Shape the beef mixture into patties and place them on skewers if desired.

Heat a griddle pan with oil and pan-fry the patties until charred and cooked through.

Slice the baguette open and fill with the cooked beef patty, quick pickles, and fresh coriander.

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