Turkey Bánh mì
A Vietnamese dinner. Ready in about 40 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 40 minPrep (about)
- 40 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 1.8 lb turkey
Fresh & other
- 12 baguettes
- 10 oz chicken liver
- 1 ½ cucumbers
- 6 red chiles Shopping tip: Fresno or red jalapeño for mild (seeds out); Thai bird's eye for hot.
- Handful mint Shopping tip: Fresh mint leaves.
- 12 carrots
- 15 oz red cabbage
- 3 tsp golden superfine sugar Shopping tip: Superfine sugar (UK: caster). Regular sugar works.
Sauces & oils
- ⅓ cup + 1 ½ tsp mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
Spices & seasonings (1): ground ginger
- 1 ½ tsp ground ginger
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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To make the cabbage, tip the carrots and pickled slaw into a large bowl.
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Mix the a few pinches of, sugar, rice vinegar and ginger salt in a small bowl.
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Pour over the vegetables.
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Toss together.
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Set aside for at least 15 mins.
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Halve the baguettes lengthways.
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Spread your pâté over the bottom half.
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Top with turkey, cucumber and the pickled slaw.
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Mix your mayonnaise using your chopped chilli and dollop over the top.
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Scatter over your mint leaves and sliced chilli.
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Sandwich together and dig in.
On the side: Cucumber salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Thinly slice the cucumbers.
- Toss with the rice vinegar and a pinch of salt. Let it sit a few minutes.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.