Description
This recipe for charred veal meatball bahn mi is delicious! Super fresh, super speedy – this is the perfect summer dinner!
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Ingredients
Veal Meatballs:
- 500 grams veal mince
- 3 teaspoons brown (or coconut) sugar
- 3 teaspoons fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1/2 lemon grass stalk (white part finely chopped)
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
Quick pickled carrots:
- 4 teaspoons coconut sugar
- juice of 1 lime
- 4 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 3 carrots, shredded
Bahn mi:
- 1 french stick
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) whole egg mayonnaise
- 1 baby cos lettuce
- 1 cup coriander leaves
- 1 cup mint leaves
- 1 lebanese cucumber, cut into ribbons using a speed peeler
- 1 spring onion, finely sliced
- 1 red chilli, seeds removed and finely sliced
To serve:
- lime wedges
Instructions
To make the veal meatballs:
- Place the veal mince, brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, lemon grass and garlic into a large bowl.
- Stir thoroughly until combined.
- Take tablespoons of the veal mince and roll into rounds.
- Heat a fry pan to medium heat.
- Drizzle in a little olive oil. Add the veal meatballs and cook, turning occasionally for 5-7 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
- Place veal meatballs onto a plate lined with kitchen paper.
To make the quick pickled carrots:
- Place the coconut sugar, lime juice and rice vinegar into a large jar and shake.
- Add the shredded carrot and shake again.
- Sit for 5-10 minutes prior to serving.
To assemble the veal bahn mi:
- Slice the french stick into 10 cm lengths and halve horizontally.
- Spread a generous layer of whole egg mayonnaise onto each piece of french stick.
- Top with baby gem lettuce leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves, cucumber ribbons, picked carrot, veal meat balls, spring onion and chilli.
- Serve with fresh lime wedges.
Notes
TIP: For a salad option, simple serve the charred veal meatballs, pickled carrot and topping ingredients with vermicelli noodles and salad dressing (2 teaspoons coconut sugar, juice of 1 lime, 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, 3 tablespoons grape seed oil and 1 teaspoons sesame oil).
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Keywords: healthy summer dinner