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Outdoor recipe for Vietnamese sandwich Bahn Mi

Backcountry Banh Mi - Vietnamese Sandwich

A wilderness inspired recipe for Banh Mi, featuring long lasting adventure friendly ingredients.

Course Main Dish
Cuisine Asian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 4 Sandwiches

Ingredients

Backcountry Sandwich

  • 4 French Roll
  • 2 cup Soft Jerky or Tofu cut in small pieces
  • 2 packets Hoisin Sauce
  • 4 spriggs Cilantro fresh or dehydrated

Pickled Vegetables

  • 1/4 Jalapeno sliced thin
  • 1/4 cup Carrots grated
  • 1/4 cup Cucumber sliced thin
  • 1 tsp Coriander
  • 1/2 cup 5.0 precent Vinegar
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

Instructions

Pickled Vegetables At Home

  1. Add jalapeño, carrot, cucumber, coriander and cilantro to a ziplock bag. Top with vinegar, water, sugar and salt. Remove all air from the bag and tightly seal the container.

Sandwiches in the Wilderness

  1. Slice french roll and pull open. Place 1/2 cup of sliced jerky onto bottom layer of bread. Spread evenly.

  2. Cover jerky with a layer of ziplock pickled vegetables - shake excess pickled juice from vegetables to prevent bread from becoming soggy. 

  3. Top with 1/2 packet of Hoisin Sauce and cilantro (fresh or dehydrated). Close sandwich, eat and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

For instructions on trail pickling, check out our secretes to successful Ziplock Pickling.

Individual packets of Hoisin Sauce can be found at some asian restaurants and Panda Express establishments. Stock up the next time you eat out.  If you prefer sandwiches spicy, add chili sauce or sweet chili sauce (individual packets also popular at takeaway Asian restaurants).