Shrimp Banh Mi Sandwich with Food Busker @ Jamie Oliver's Big Feastival

shrimp

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is plant-based and lower in cholesterol.

baguette

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain offers more fiber and nutrients.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: avocado spread

💰Cheaper: yogurt

Avocado provides healthy fats with fewer calories.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is easier to find and vegetarian-friendly.

Peel the carrots and prepare to pickle them with rice vinegar, sugar, and salt; massage the mixture and let it sit.

Chop the shrimp, keeping the heads to infuse flavor in the oil.

Heat oil in a pan and add the shrimp heads to infuse the oil with flavor.

Add shrimp to the pan with sesame oil and soy sauce.

Crack one egg into the mixture for binding.

Add garlic and ginger, using the skins to protect fingers while preparing.

If the mixture is too wet, add flour to thicken it.

Form the shrimp mixture into patties and cook in the pan until browned.

Cut the baguette into thirds and spread mayonnaise inside.

Add the shrimp patties to the baguette.

Slice cucumber and add it to the sandwich along with pickled carrots and cilantro.

Drizzle with soy sauce and add spring onions to finish the sandwich.

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