Vietnamese BBQ Pulled Pork Banh Mi from Closet Cooking (makes 4 servings) Ingredients: 1 baguette (cut into 4 sandwich sized lengths and sliced in half) 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 pound Vietnamese BBQ Pulled Pork (see below) 1/4 cup pickled daikon radish 1/4 cup pickled carrots 1/2 cup cucumber (thinly sliced) 1 large handfull cilantro 2 birds eye chilies (sliced, optional) Directions: 1. Assemble sandwiches and enjoy. Vietnamese BBQ Pulled Pork(makes 4+ servings)Ingredients: 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup fish sauce 1 lime (juice) 2 birds eye chilies (sliced) 1 (3 pound) pork butt Directions: 1. Heat the sugar in a pan on medium-high heat until it melts, caramelizes and turns a light golden brown. 2. Carefully add the water and heat until the caramel dissolves. 3. Add the fish sauce, lime juice and chilies and simmer to reduce by half, about 6-10 minutes. 4. Put the pork in the slow cooker, pour 1/2 of the 'bbq' sauce over it and cook on low heat for 8 hours. 5. Remove the pork from the slow cooker, let cool and then shred with a pair of forks. 6. Skim the fat from the juices and place them in a sauce pan along with the remaining 'bbq' sauce. |