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Vietnamese Bahn Mi Recipe

July 5, 2017 by GG 19 Comments

Vietnamese Bahn Mi Recipe

Vietnamese Bahn Mi Recipe

Crumbs cascaded down my front and dressing dribbled down my chin as I smiled at Mr Glam through mouthfuls of sandwich, not just any sandwich – I had just discovered a Bahn Mi.

Bahn Mi made to order

Bahn Mi made to order

Literally meaning wheat bread it is so much more. A crisp length of baguette is cut open and hollowed out, allowing plenty of room for the abundance of filling to come. Rich unctuous mayonnaise is slathered on one side of the bread, maggi sauce on the other, salty pork pate and cold meat is layered over the mayo followed by crisp sweet sour pickled carrot and daikon, a sprinkle of fresh cut chillies and finally topped with fresh coriander and spring onion. Wrapped in paper, which is instantly spotted with grease, you know it’s going to be amazing.

Despite a wonderful food tour in Saigon by scooter, we still hadn’t had a good Bahn Mi, although I’d had a hint that the best were to be had in Hoi An. Of course that’s very subjective as some people say it was invented in Saigon. I’d ordered one on the first night in our Saigon hotel and delicious as it was I just knew it wasn’t the real thing, for the Bahn Mi to have such ‘must have’ status there had to be more flavour.

Tourists And Locals In The Queue For Bahn Mi Phuong

Tourists And Locals In The Queue For Bahn Mi Phuong

Hoi An, is a small ancient town on the coast about 845 km north east of Saigon and fortunately our next stop. Made infamous by Anthony Bourdain, Banh Mi Phuong is a tiny narrow shop, open to the pavement where back packers, tourists and locals meet in the constant queue for bahn Mi.

Menu Board At Bahn Mi Phuong

Menu Board At Bahn Mi Phuong

Once inside there is an ordering frenzy, the options are on a decrepit lit up menu above head height, with rough translations underneath. If you don’t decide fast enough they move on to the next person in the queue.

The pate, cold cuts, pickles and herbs are lined up in bowls, deftly picked with chop sticks and tucked into the baguette, there’s much chatter and it’s hard to know if it’s aimed at you or the large number of people filling the bread.

Filling Bahn Mi To Order at Bahn Mi Phuong

Filling Bahn Mi To Order at Bahn Mi Phuong

The aroma from the shop is amazing, tart and sweet, it’s not surprising that many people only get as far as the shop exit before plopping down on one of many dusty gnarled tree roots to unwrap and devour their booty. This was the Bahn Mi I’d been looking for, crispy, crunchy, sweet and savoury, both filling and definitely morish and because I couldn’t make up my mind, I ordered four for Mr Glam and I to share on the basis we didn’t need to eat them all. Of course there wasn’t a crumb left, except the ones down my front.

Recipe

Vietnamese Bahn Mi

makes 2 

Vietnamese Bahn Mi Recipe

Vietnamese Bahn Mi Recipe

This is more of a bringing together of ingredients than an actual recipe.  It relies on the ingredients being really fresh and the pickle being just right.

5.0 from 2 reviews
Vietnamese Bahn Mi Recipe
 
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Prep time
30 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
A delicious salty,sweet, savoury hot baguette sandwich filled with fresh herbs.
Glamorous Glutton: Glamorous Glutton
Recipe type: Sandwich
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • For the pickles
  • 250ml rice wine vinegar
  • 30g sugar
  • ½ tsp sea salt, you'll need less if you use table salt
  • 120g carrots
  • 250g radishes
  • To make the Bhn Mi
  • 2 small baguettes
  • 2 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp maggi sauce or kecap manis
  • 80g pork pate
  • 200g cold meat, pork, chicken, turkey or tofu
  • 1 chilli finely sliced
  • 8 sprigs coriander including the stalk
  • 1 spring onion sliced
  • Pickled vegetables to taste
Method
  1. Pour the rice wine vinegar into a medium size bowl,add the sugar and salt and stir until the sugar and salt have dissolved.
  2. Peel the carrots and wash the radishes, either using a mandolin or a sharp knife slice the radishes very thinly. Do the same with the carrots, but using the peeler is the easiest way to get thin slices.
  3. Put the sliced vegetables in the pickling solution for a minimum of 20 minutes, longer if you want them to have a stronger pickled flavour.
  4. To Make the Bahn Mi
  5. Slice the bread nearly all the way through, but still attached on one long side. Spread one side of each baguette with half the mayo and the other with half the maggi seasoning or soy/kecap manis.
  6. Spread half the pate on each baguette and pile with the cold meat, then add the chilli half the coriander, onions and pickles to each.
  7. Force the bread closed and enjoy
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Comments

  1. Emma @ Adventures of a London Kiwi says

    July 5, 2017 at 2:21 pm

    Banh Mi IS the best – all the scrumptious ingredients!

    Reply
    • GG says

      July 5, 2017 at 3:19 pm

      It’s great isn’t it. I love the savoury crispiness. GG

      Reply
  2. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    July 6, 2017 at 7:52 am

    Thumbs up for you, GG. Your bahn mi looks authentic and delicious!

    Reply
    • GG says

      July 7, 2017 at 10:44 am

      Thanks Angie, I just loved the fresh flavours. GG

      Reply
  3. Rosana @ Hot&CHilli Food and Travel Blog says

    July 7, 2017 at 4:04 am

    This is such an incredible sandwich full of flavours and textures – Love it!

    Reply
    • GG says

      July 7, 2017 at 10:45 am

      It only requires a little bit of stirring of ingredients and you have a really tasty sandwich. GG

      Reply
  4. Fiona Maclean says

    July 7, 2017 at 9:40 am

    I love Bahn Mi – but I doubt I’d have the patience to make one from scratch! Looks delicious though

    Reply
    • GG says

      July 7, 2017 at 10:51 am

      It might seem a bit of a faff, but it’s so worth it and perfect for a picnic. GG

      Reply
  5. Ayngelina Brogan says

    July 7, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    For me it’s all about the pickles – thank you so much for sharing the recipe to make them!

    Reply
    • GG says

      July 8, 2017 at 3:24 pm

      The pickles are really important, as is the pate and herbs, the rest can be a riff on the original. GG

      Reply
  6. Karen Burns-Booth says

    July 8, 2017 at 3:15 pm

    Such a fab sandwich, and yours looks amazing, both the one in Vietnam and the UK! I’ve done lots of research into the sandwich, and love how you can add your own twists and combinations, as long as certain criteria are met, such as the pickle, coriander, chillies, mayonnaise and the baguette of course! Will link up to your recipe when I share mine! Karen

    Reply
    • GG says

      July 8, 2017 at 3:24 pm

      Thanks Karen, I’m looking forward to reading your piece and thank you very much for the link up. GG

      Reply
  7. Lorraine @Not Quite Nigella says

    July 9, 2017 at 12:49 am

    I adore banh mi. We did a challenge in Sydney to find the best and went to that same place in Hoi An as well as another place to find the best. I think it’s part of my death row meal too. All that flavour, chilli and crunch! 😀

    Reply
    • GG says

      July 9, 2017 at 9:06 am

      Oh I agree, it’s so full of flavour. I loved Bahn Mi Phuong, such a great find. GG

      Reply
  8. Jacqueline Meldrum says

    July 10, 2017 at 4:36 pm

    I think I’ll try a veggie version of this, it sounds great. That must have been some holiday!

    Reply
  9. Janice says

    July 10, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    You make that sounds so tempting, there’s nothing better than a good sandwich and that one sounds awesome!

    Reply
  10. mimi says

    July 11, 2017 at 6:46 pm

    Oh that looks amazing. I’ve still never had one. Maybe this recipe will change that!!!

    Reply
  11. Liz (Good Things) says

    July 27, 2017 at 9:03 am

    Oh, how I love banh mi! Thank you for this great recipe and photos. My mouth is watering!

    Reply

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    July 25, 2017 at 1:55 pm

    […] a fast food fusion feast and a real street food snack that can be seen all over Vietnam, as the Glamorous Glutton discovered when she visited Vietnam recently! The sandwich is made with a baguette and is filled with mayonnaise, pickles, vegetables, […]

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