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Chicken Burger Banh Mi Sandwich

January 10, 2014 by Peter Block 13 Comments

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A true twist on a traditional Vietnamese sandwich – a Chicken Burger Banh Mi Sandwich.  I had a dinner where I put together 3 different sliders for our family.  I have seen Banh Mi sandwiches all over but never tried one.  So I decided that adapting a chicken burger to the Vietnamese flavor was the way to try this concept for the first time.  I will definitely make this again but I will definitely reduce the amount of fish sauce I used.

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I looked up the history or origin of the word Bahn Mi and learned that Bahn Mi actually refers to bread.  It comes from the French Baguette.  In the US, the Bahn Mi has come to mean a Vietnamese sandwich.

Ingredients (adapted from Allrecipes Bahn Mi):

  • How to Bone a Chicken Breast1 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 1 large carrot, cut with the spiralizer
  • 1 large daikon radish, cut with the spiralizer
  • 6 radishes, sliced thinly
  • 1/2 cucumber, sliced thinly
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1/4 of a lemongrass, bottom end diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • Hawaiian Sandwich Buns

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Directions

Place rice vinegar, water, and sugar into a saucepan over medium heat, bring to a boil, and stir until the sugar has dissolved, about 1 minute.
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Allow the mixture to cool.  Divide in half.  Form the ground chicken into small burgers.  Add the fish sauce to the sugar, water and rice wine vinegar.  Mix well and pour over the ground chicken burgers.  Marinade overnight.  Take the daikon and carrots and cut with your spiralizer.
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Take the remaining liquid, and pour the cooled vinegar mixture over the carrot, radish, and daikon in a bowl.
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Allow to stand for at least 30 minutes.  Drain off the excess vinegar mixture after the vegetables have marinated.
Heat a skillet and add the oil.  Put the burger into the pan.
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Add the lemongrass and the garlic into the middle of the pan.  You just want the the burgers to be infused with with the lemongrass and the garlic.  Cook for 3 -4 minutes per side.  Cut the rolls in half.  To assemble the Chicken Burger Bahn Mi sandwich, take the  cut roll, top with the chicken burger, 1 cucumber slice and the pickled vegetables.  Top with the other half of the roll.
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Serve and enjoy!

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Filed Under: bread, dinners, Lunch, Sandwiches Tagged With: chicken, dinner, lunch, pickled, sandwich, vegetables, Vietnamese

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Comments

  1. Abbe @ This is How I Cook

    May 5, 2015 at 9:08 pm

    I love banh mi’s but the closest place to me is still 20 minutes away. These look great!

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    • Peter Block

      May 5, 2015 at 9:19 pm

      Abbe, you are so lucky to have a place that close. What City?

      Reply
  2. Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch

    May 5, 2015 at 7:09 pm

    These looks absolutely fabulous! Can’t wait to try them!

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    • Peter Block

      May 5, 2015 at 7:34 pm

      Thx Serena.

      Reply
  3. Nicole Neverman

    May 5, 2015 at 3:22 pm

    I love Vietnamese food, so I really love what you have done here! This burger sounds absolutely delicious 🙂

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  4. Catherine

    May 5, 2015 at 1:52 pm

    Peter, these sliders sound fantastic. I love the all the flavors..they look juicy and delicious. Perfect for cookouts this summer!

    Reply
  5. Healing Tomato

    May 5, 2015 at 1:12 pm

    This looks incredible. You are very creative and I love all the fresh veggies.

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  6. christine

    May 5, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    This is great Peter. Banh Mi is all the rage right now. I’ve been working on one but haven’t quite perfected it yet. I can’t wait to try yours, it sounds awesome!

    Reply
  7. nancy@skinnykitchen.com

    May 5, 2015 at 9:36 am

    Fabulous Banh Mi sandwich Peter!

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  8. Linda (Meal Planning Maven)

    May 5, 2015 at 8:53 am

    What a tasty and FUN sandwich Peter! Looking at your photos, I can tell you had a blast creating it!

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  9. Betsy @ Desserts Required

    January 12, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    Great idea to make this out of chicken.

    What do you suggest for those of us who are spiralizer-less?

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    • Chef Peter Block

      January 13, 2014 at 9:27 am

      If you are good with knife skills, you could cut matchsticks or use a peeler and make long thin slices. You could also use a mandolin if you have one. Hope these ideas help.

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  10. Trevor aka The Burger Nerd

    January 11, 2014 at 1:08 pm

    Now this recipe is right up my alley. I love that you incorporated the Vietnamese Bahn Mi flavors into a chicken burger. I’m a bit jealous actually because I wish I had thought of this idea 🙂 Well done!

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