Best 10 Vietnamese Sandwiches Recipes

BANH MI VIETNAMESE SANDWICHES (BáNH MI)

Steps:

• If using satay marinade, combine ingredients, and marinate meat at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.
• Sprinkle carrot and daikon with salt and 1 teaspoon of the sugar and toss with fingers.
• Let sit about 3 minutes, until softened (they should be bendable but still crunchy). Rinse and drain.
• Mix vinegar, water, and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Add carrot and daikon, and let marinate at least 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Grill meat until done and slice.
• Lightly toast bread. Spread lightly with mayonnaise and sprinkle on soy sauce. Fill with cilantro, carrot, daikon, cucumber, meat and jalapeno. Close and enjoy!

VIETNAMESE STEAK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together garlic, sugar, red-pepper flakes, vinegar, and water.
• In another bowl, toss together carrots, scallions,and cilantro leaves. Toss with half the vinegar mixture.
• Split and lightly toast hero rolls; dividing evenly, layer with carrot mixture and sliced flank steak. Drizzle with remaining vinegar mixture, if desired.

GRILLED VIETNAMESE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar, sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt and the ginger in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Let cool.
• Transfer half of the vinegar mixture to a large bowl and add the carrots and daikon; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Transfer the remaining vinegar mixture to a shallow baking dish; stir in the lemongrass, shallot, soy sauce and fish sauce. Add the chicken thighs and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours, flipping the chicken halfway through.
• Preheat a grill to medium high and brush the grates with vegetable oil. Remove the chicken from the marinade, scraping off the lemongrass and shallot; season with salt. Grill the chicken until well marked and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Remove to a cutting board.
• Drain the carrots and daikon; stir in the cilantro. Cut the chicken thighs in half. Toast the bread on the grill and spread the mayonnaise on both sides; sandwich with the sliced cucumber, chicken, carrot mixture and jalapeno. Serve with Sriracha.

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN BANH MI SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cut each sausage in half lengthwise. In a large skillet, brown sausage in 1 teaspoon oil. Remove and keep warm., Add the hoisin, honey, soy sauce, garlic and five-spice powder to the skillet. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir until garlic is tender and sauce is thickened. Return sausages to pan; toss to coat. , In a small skillet, saute the onion, cabbage and carrots in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Stir in vinegar. Serve sausage in buns with lettuce and onion mixture.

MAHI MAHI BANH MI (VIETNAMESE SANDWICHES)

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler to high. Split the baguette or rolls and brush both sides lightly with butter. Broil until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the broiler and spread both sides with mayonnaise. Toss the scallions, carrot and cucumber in the dressing. Stack the sandwiches with fish, the tossed vegetables, herbs, watercress and chili sauce, if desired.
• Preheat the broiler to high. Line a broiler pan with foil and lightly oil.
• Skim 2 tablespoons cream from the top of the coconut milk (reserve the milk to flavor rice as a side dish, if desired). Fry the coconut cream in a small skillet over medium heat until glossy, about 2 minutes. Stir in the curry paste and cook until fragrant, 2 minutes. Spread the mixture over the fish in the broiler pan; broil until browned and just cooked through, about 15 minutes. Cut the fish into 4 pieces.
• Whisk the lime juice, sugar, 2 tablespoons water and fish sauce in a bowl until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the chili sauce and garlic.
• Arrange the lettuce, watercress, cucumber, scallions, pepper, herbs, nuts and lime wedges with 4 pieces of fish on a platter; drizzle with the Thai salad dressing.

VIETNAMESE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• With chef's knife, mash garlic and salt into a paste.
• Transfer to a mixing bowl and add vinegar and sugar, stirring to dissolve.
• Add carrots, onions and chilies.
• Toss to coat, set aside.
• Slice baguette into 4 equal lengths.
• Split each piece horizontally.
• Spread cut sides with mayonnaise.
• Arrange the meat on the 4 bottom halves.
• Sprinkle with lime juice and 5-spice powder.
• Top with the carrot salad and a shower of cilantro leaves.
• Cover with bread tops.

OPEN-FACE VIETNAMESE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Soak the red onion, carrots and radishes in ice water for 5 minutes, then drain. Split each roll in half lengthwise to make 4 pieces. Transfer to the oven to toast.
• Whisk 1/4 cup mayonnaise, the lime juice, honey, cornichons and brine, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add the chicken, onion, carrots, radishes and chopped cilantro and toss. Mix the chile sauce and the remaining 1/4 cup mayonnaise in a small bowl.
• Spread each piece of bread with some chile mayonnaise, then top with the chicken salad and cilantro leaves.

SPICY VIETNAMESE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Toss the chicken with the soy sauce, 1 T. of the mayo and the sliced shallot. Cover and let marinate in the fridge for about 1 hour.
• In another bowl, mix the sliced carrots with the pickled onions and their liquid and let stand at room temperature for about 1 hour.
• Heat up a grill pan on high heat. Grill the chicken until charred and the chicken is cooked through - about 2 minutes per side. Put the shallots on after you flip the chicken. If you add the shallots right away, they will get too done.
• Spread the mayo on the cut sides of the toasted baguette and then spread with Sriracha (to taste -- it's spicy). * I actually like to make a mixture in a bowl of the mayo and Sriracha, then spread it onto the bread. On th bottom half of the baguette, layer the carrots, pickled onions and sliced cucumber. Top with the grilled chicken and shallot slices. Lay the cilantro sprigs, if using, over the chicken and close the sandwich.
• Cut the sandwich crosswise into 6 pieces and serve!

VIETNAMESE SANDWICHES WITH FIVE-SPICE CHICKEN

Steps:

• For marinated daikon and carrots:
• Whisk first 3 ingredients in large bowl until dissolved. Add daikon and carrots; toss to coat. Let stand at room temperature 2 hours. (Can be prepared 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.) Drain well.
• For sandwiches:
• Mix first 8 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Add chicken; turn to coat. Let marinate at room temperature 1 hour, turning often.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat) or preheat broiler. Brush grill rack with oil. Remove chicken from marinade, leaving some still clinging to chicken. Grill or broil chicken until cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to plate; tent with foil to keep warm.
• Grill or broil cut sides of bread until lightly toasted. Spread mayonnaise on bottom half of baguette pieces. Top with cucumber slices. Top each with 1 chicken thigh, drained daikon and carrots, then onion slices and cilantro sprigs. Sprinkle with jalapeño slices, soy sauce, and ground black pepper. Place top baguette piece over, pressing to compact, and serve immediately.
• *Available at some supermarkets and at Asian markets.
• *Brown star-shaped seedpods; available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Asian markets.

VIETNAMESE STEAK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat a skillet on medium high. Season the steak with salt and pepper. Add 2 tbsp of the oil to the pan and cook the steak, turning once, until it reaches medium rare, about 4 minutes per side. Mix the lime juice, chili sauce, sugar, fish sauce and 2 tbsp oil, and season with salt and pepper. Set the sauce aside. Slice the steak and divide the slices between the two tortillas. Top each with baby greens, onion, tomato and avocado. Serve the wraps with dipping sauce.