The Banh Mi Meatball Sandwich is packed with flavorful hearty meatballs, crispy and juicy pickled vegetables, fresh cilantro, and a bit of spicy and creamy sauce. Toast the baguette for even more texture and flavors.
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Prep Time1 hourhr
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Course: Sandwich, Snack
Cuisine: American, Asian, vietnamese
Keyword: copycat, meatballs, sandwich, savory sandwich, street food recipe, vietnamese street food
Servings: 4Servings
Calories: 1483kcal
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Prepare Pickled Vegetables: In large saucepan, bring vinegar, water, sugar and salt to a boil. Remove from heat.
Combine carrots and radish in non-reactive bowl; pour hot liquid over vegetables. Cool to room temperature; refrigerate overnight. Or place in a glass canning jar with and place a lid on and refrigerate.
Meatballs
Combine the meatball ingredients in a bowl, form into golf ball sized balls. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and chill in the freezer for 20 minutes. (or just use frozen Italian style meatballs). Place in a skillet with a tablespoon of oil and cook over medium high heat. Browning on all sides. This takes approximately 10 minutes
Add the meatball sauce and continue cooking until the sauce has bubbled 1-2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
Spicy Sauce
Prepare Sriracha Mayo: Mix all ingredients until blended; refrigerate until ready to use.
Assemble Sandwiches
To assemble sandwiches, butter baguette and lightly toast.
Place the thinly sliced cucumber on one half. Place the pickled carrot and daikon on the other half of the baguette.
Add the meatballs and drizzle on the sauce.
Drizzle on the sriracha mayo and sprinkle on the cilantro and Jalapeno slices if desired.