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Vietnamese beef bánh mì

The beloved sandwich from Vietnam

3 - 4

Serves

30 mins

Prep Time

1 hr

Cook Time

Anh Do Ngoc

Recipe author

Anh Do Ngoc

Try these easy oven-baked meatballs and learn how to make quick pickled carrots. A simple way to make Bánh mì sandwiches bursting with authentic Vietnamese flavours. Begin this recipe 30 minutes ahead of time to allow the flavours time to mingle!

A recipe for a side salad: combine the cucumber and carrot leftover from the Bánh mì with thinly sliced red onions. Squeeze in the juice of half a lemon and toss well!

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Ingredients

Beef

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500g Quality Mark beef mince

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3-4 garlic cloves

finely chopped

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finel grated grated zest of 1 lemon

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2 Tbsp oyster sauce

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1 Tbsp salt-reduced soy sauce

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1 Tbsp liquid honey

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1 Tbsp vegetable oil

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2 tsp cornflour

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¼ tsp salt

Quick pickled carrot

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1 carrots

cut into very thin strips

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¼ tsp salt

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1 Tbsp white sugar

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½ Tbsp white vinegar

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1 tsp fish sauce

To serve

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4 Bánh mì

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cut open lengthways

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store-bought chicken liver paté

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for spreading

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1 telegraph cucumber

thinly sliced

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a handful roughly chopped fresh coriander

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chilli sauce

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Method

For the Beef Bánh mì

To serve

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For beef meatballs, put the beef mince, garlic, lemon zest, oyster and soy sauce, honey, oil, cornflour and salt in a large bowl. Mix well, cover and put in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

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For the pickled carrot, put the carrot strips into a bowl with the salt, massaging a few times with clean hands (or use a spoon), to soften the carrot, about 5 minutes.

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Rinse carrot strips in cold water and drain well. Return to a clean bowl and add the sugar, white vinegar and fish sauce. Mix well and set aside for at least 30 minutes.

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Preheat the oven to 220℃ and line a shallow oven tray with foil.

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Make the meatballs, take a spoonful of the beef mixture and shape it into a ball. Continue until you will have about 16 meatballs in total. Arrange the meatballs on the prepared tray and cook for 10 minutes.

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Turn the meatballs over and cook for a further 5 minutes until browned and cooked through.

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Once the meatballs are cooked, remove from the oven and cover loosely with extra foil to keep warm.

Nutrition Information per Serving (408g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 4 serves.

Energy

2218kJ (530 kcal)

Protein

38.8g

Total Fat

17.8g

Saturated Fat

5.1g

Carbs

50.5g

Dietary Fibre

5.5g

Sodium

1165mg

Iron

6.4mg

Zinc

7.1mg

Vitamin B12

3.5µg