Chicken Bánh Mì Recipe - Vietnamese Grilled Chicken Sandwich

A filling sandwich that is made using baguette and is loaded with delicious grilled chicken with asian sauces , pickled vegetables, fresh herbs and a good spread of mayonnaise.In this recipe we have added a twist by using some grilled chicken marinated with Asian sauces to give it a Asian flavoured touch to your sandwich. Serve it along with salad to make a delicious meal.

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Chicken Bánh Mì Recipe - Vietnamese Grilled Chicken Sandwich
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Vietnamese Style Grilled Chicken Bánh mì Recipe is a healthy sandwich that you can pack for your lunch box or just had as your weekend meals. The recipe is very simple and easy to make.

Banh mi are famous street food dish in Vietnam. It is a kind of sandwich made by slicing a Baguette lengthwise and filling it with various authentic filling like pickled cucumber, carrots, radish, jalapeños, and grilled tofu for vegetarians or pork sausages for non-vegetarians. It is also smeared with a good amount of mayonnaise before layering the sandwich.  In this recipe we have added a twist by using some grilled chicken marinated with Asian sauces to give it a Asian flavoured touch to your sandwich.

Baguette has been the staple food of Vietnam since the influence of French cuisine in the Mid-19th century. Banh Mi literally translates to “Banh” – any kind of food and “Mi” means Bread.

Serve the Vietnamese Style Grilled Chicken Bánh mì Recipe along with a Red Cabbage Carrot, Sprout And Onion Salad Recipe by the side and a glass of Cantaloupe (Melon) Juice to make your weekend meal complete.

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Cuisine: Vietnamese
Course: Snack
Diet: Non Vegeterian
Equipments Used: Cast Iron Grill Pan
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

35 M

Total in

45 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 Baguette , 12 inch
  • 4 tablespoon Classic Mayonnaise (With Egg)
  • 2 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
  • 3 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • 2 Stalks Spring Onion (Bulb & Greens) , cut length wise
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil , for cooking
  • For Pickled Vegetables  
  • 1 English Cucumber , sliced
  • 1 Red Bell pepper (Capsicum) , sliced
  • 1 Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) , sliced
  • 1 Carrot (Gajjar) , cut into julienne
  • 1 Mooli/ Mullangi (Radish) , sliced
  • 2 Pickled Jalapenos , sliced
  • 1/2 cup Chilli vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • Salt and Pepper , to taste
  • For the Grilled Chicken
  • 250 grams Chicken breasts , cut into stripes
  • 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Red Chilli sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • 1 teaspoon Dry ginger powder

How to make Chicken Bánh Mì Recipe - Vietnamese Grilled Chicken Sandwich

  1. To begin making the Vietnamese Style Veg Bánh mì Recipe, we will first keep the vegetables chopped and ready.

  2. Add all the vegetables into a bowl, add in chilli vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper and mix it well. Rest the vegetables in the fridge until you finish making your grilled tofu for the Bánh mì.

  3. Take a mixing bowl, add soy sauce, red chilli sauce, honey, pepper powder, ginger powder, salt a pinch and give it a mix. Add in chicken pieces and mix will and allow it to soak in the mixture for 10 minutes.

  4. Heat a grill pan, once it is hot, brush the pan with some olive oil and place the marinated chicken pieces on to the grill. Grill on each side for at least 5 minutes, until you notice brown grill marks on either side.

  5. Once done, take the grilled chicken pieces and place them on a plate. Keep the pickled vegetables also out and we can start to assemble the Bánh mì.

  6. Cut the Baguette into a 6 inch length, cut it lengthwise on one of the sides in order to stuff in the fillings inside.

  7. Spread 2 tablespoon of mayonnaise evenly on the bread, and again spread about a tablespoon Sriracha sauce as well.

  8. Layer the pickled vegetables over the bread and next place generous amount grilled chicken pieces on top of the pickled vegetables.

  9. Place sliced jalapeños neatly on top of the grilled chicken and finally garnish it with freshly washed coriander sprigs and few chopped spring onions.

  10. Your Vietnamese Style Grilled Chicken Bánh mì is ready to be served. Repeat the procedure for the remaining half of the baguette.

  11. Serve the Vietnamese Style Grilled Chicken Bánh mì Recipe along with a Red Cabbage Carrot, Sprout And Onion Salad Recipe by the side and a glass of Cantaloupe (Melon) Juice to make your weekend meal complete.