Pork Banh Mi Sliders

So, Vietnamese food… If you haven’t tried it, I recommend you should. Here I’ve done a take on the Vietnamese sandwich the ‘Banh Mi’ — I’ve made them into little sliders… Mini Banh Mi’s. I’ve only made these sandwiches once before — see my Chicken Banh Mi post. The chicken version was a favorite, but I wanted to check out some more variations of this awesome little sandwich.

Since I’ve had a bit of time off over the holidays, I’ve been conquering a few ‘bigger’ recipes … not harder, just with a few more steps and components. But I’m telling you, the results are incredible. This sandwich consists of the juicy slow-cooked pork, a tangy pickled vegetable mix, and a spicy Sriracha mayonnaise. I stack it all up on a small slider bun, garnish with cilantro and jalapeno slices, and then indulge. I could have eaten ALL of these little flavor-packed sandwiches.. but I restrained. It’s January afterall.

Happy New Year, by the way. 

I’m really excited about a Christmas present I got myself, a badass mandoline from Amazon that allowed me to chop the veggies for the pickled veggie mix (see below). I used red radishes here because my grocery store was missing daikon. Oh well though, the red radishes were still delish, and made the combo even more colorful and beautiful!

The vegetables I used for the pickled veggie mix: 1 cup shredded carrots, 2 cups shredded radishes, and 1/2 cucumber.

Prepare the rub by mixing five spice powder, cayenne, salt, pepper and brown sugar

I checked the meat every thirty minutes or so and covered it with the onions