Vegan Bánh mì

Bánh mì

Oh, Bánh mì! Vietnamese food is just insanely delicious! We were lucky enough to live in Vietnam for almost a year and the amount of banh mi’s I had eaten there… I shouldn’t probably admit how many, as it might have been too many… Wait, too many banh mi ’s? That just doesn’t sound right! You must try this recipe! The combination of flavors takes you on a beautiful journey.

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🍽 Serves 3-4 (makes 5-6 banh mi's) 🕘 40-45 minutes Difficulty: Beginner

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Ingredients:

• Baguettes

• 1 block of firm tofu

• 1 medium size cucumber (sliced lengthwise)

• Vegan mayo

• Coriander

Pate: (optional, but makes a massive difference)

• 1/2 onion (roughly chopped)

• 2 cloves garlic (diced)

• 1 can lentils

• 1 heaped Tbsp vegan butter

• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs

• 1/2 cup vegetable stock

• 2 Tbsp soy sauce

Pickled carrots: (add daikon if it’s available where you live)

• 2 medium carrots (sliced into thin sticks - you can use julienne peeler)

• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

• 1 cup boiling temp. hot water

• 1/3 cup raw sugar

• 1 Tbsp sea salt

Char Siu marinade for the tofu:

• ¼ cup soy sauce

• 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce

• 1 Tbsp maple syrup/date syrup

• 1 tsp sesame oil

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• ½ tsp ginger powder

• ½ tsp fennel

• 1 tsp chili sauce (optional)

• 2 Tbsp oil to fry

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Instructions:

1. Prepare all the ingredients.

2. To pickle the carrots: In a bowl, mix: apple cider vinegar, hot water, raw sugar, and salt. Place carrots in a jar and pour the mixture in. Cover with a lid and set aside.

3. Preheat the oven to 180’C.

4. To make the pate: in a large frying pan, melt the butter and fry onions and garlic until golden. Add stock, lentils, soy sauce, breadcrumbs. Mix well and cook for 3-4min.

5. Place the mix in a food processor and blend until smooth.

6. To make the tofu: In a large bowl combine soy sauce, maple syrup, sesame oil, garlic powder, ginger powder, fennel. Add tofu and stir carefully until combined.

7. Heat up the oil and fry tofu for 3-4 min on each side.

8. Place the baguettes in the oven and bake them for 5 min.

9. Remove the baguettes and let them cool down for 2-3 min.

10. Cut through the baguettes and spread mayo, and pate. Place cucumber, pickled carrots, and tofu. Top it with fresh coriander.

11. Enjoy!

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Watch a short tutorial on Instagram

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