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Chicken Banh Mi

Ingredients

Pickled Vegetables Ingredients

  • ¼ cup brown rice genmai black vinegar
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 1 carrots julienned
  • ½ small daikon radish julienned

Chinese Five Spice Ingredients

  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tbsp szechuan peppercorn
  • 1 ½ tbsp fennel seeds
  • 7 cloves
  • 4 star anise

Chicken Thighs Ingredients

  • 10 chicken thighs boneless, skinless
  • 1 tbsp chinese five spice
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 lemongrass minced
  • 6 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 scallions cut in half
  • ⅓ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup mirin
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp hoisin sauce

For Sandwiches Ingredients

  • 2 loaves french bread cut into sandwich portions
  • ½ cup butter room temperature
  • 1 ½ tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 scallion minced
  • pate
  • mayo
  • cilantro
  • 1 cucumber sliced
  • 2 jalapenos sliced
  • pickled vegetables
  • sriracha

Instructions

Pickled Vegetables

  • Combine the rice vinegar, warm water, sugar, salt, garlic cloves, red pepper flakes, and black peppercorns in a large airtight container. Add the carrots and daikon radish into the container. If the carrots and daikon are not covered, add additional rice vinegar. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. The longer they are left to pickle, the more flavorful the carrots and daikon will become. Can be stored in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.

Chinese Five Spice

  • Place all the ingredients for the Chinese Five Spice in a spice grinder and blend until the peppercorns have grinded. Transfer to a bowl and mix together with the garlic powder. Place in an airtight container.

Chicken Thighs

  • Combine everything together, cover, and marinate for at least 3 hours up to 12 hours. Cook on a grill pan until chicken is cooked through, about 10 - 15 minutes. Transfer to a plate and let rest. Slice into strips when you are ready to make the sandwiches.

Sandwich

  • Preheat oven broiler. Combine the butter, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and scallions in a bowl.
  • Spread the inside of the bread with the mixed butter. Place under the broiler and toast until the bread has crisped up.
  • To assemble the banh mi, spread the bottom half of the bread with pate. Add a generous amount of mayo. Place the cilantro, cucumbers, and chicken thighs. Top with pickled vegetables, jalapenos, and sriracha. Serve immediately.