Bánh Mì
If you've got baguette-style bread rolls, carrot, julienned and daikon radish, julienned, you're most of the way to this pork: about 70 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for oven and grill / broiler. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
Shopping list (8)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: not verified. We could not confirm pate, savory seasoning sauce from the ingredient list, so we make no dietary claim for this recipe.
Contains: Gluten Egg Soy
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How to make it
- Make the pickle by tossing the julienned carrot and daikon with the salt and 1 tablespoon of the sugar, then let them sit for 10 minutes and squeeze out the excess liquid.
- Dissolve the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar in the warm water and vinegar, pour over the carrot and daikon, and let them pickle for at least 30 minutes (or up to a few days refrigerated).
- If using grilled pork, marinate and cook it over medium-high heat until charred and cooked through to an internal temperature of 145 F with a 3-minute rest, then let it rest before slicing thinly.
- Warm the baguettes in a hot oven for 3 to 5 minutes until the crust is crisp, then slice each lengthwise without cutting all the way through.
- Spread mayonnaise on both cut sides and add a drizzle of soy or seasoning sauce, then layer in the sliced protein or pâté.
- Drain the pickled carrot and daikon and tuck them into each baguette along with the cucumber spears, cilantro, and jalapeño slices.
- Press the sandwiches closed gently and serve immediately while the bread is still crisp.
You'll use: Oven · Grill / broiler
Ingredient substitutions
- Soy Sauce
- tamari (gluten-free) · coconut aminos
Tips & common questions
How long does Bánh Mì take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 13 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of soy sauce?
Try tamari (gluten-free). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Bánh Mì suitable for my diet?
We make no dietary claim for this recipe: at least one ingredient could not be resolved to a definite plant or animal source, so labelling it either way would be a guess. The full ingredient list is above.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Bánh Mì is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Special Baguette (Bánh mì) - Banh Mi Ancient Saigon 2024-12-20.jpg (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.