INGREDIENTS
- 4 Vietnamese baguette Banh Mi bread
- 1/3 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 2 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 bunch cilantro, cleaned
- Maggi seasoning sauce
- 1 lb skirt steak
- 1 stalk lemongrass, finely chopped
- 2.5 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 large shallot onion, finely chopped
- 5 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp mushroom seasoning
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 4 tbsp salted butter
- 1 bunch of scallion, chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil
DIRECTIONS
- 1.Make Vietnamese mayonnaise per instructions in "Sauces" section of La Cuisine De Chau cookbook.
- 2.Make carrots & daikon pickles per instructions in "Side Dishes" section of La Cuisine De Chau cookbook.
- 3.Use a large mixing bowl to make wet marinade mixture. Add chopped lemongrass, chopped shallot, add 1/4 cup fish sauce, 2.5 tbsp sugar, minced garlic, 1 tbsp sesame oil, olive oil, black pepper, mushroom seasoning. Mix well.
- 4.Add beef into bowl with wet marinade mixture. Massage beef well and store in refrigerator over night.
- 5.Using a small skillet, melt butter. Add fresh minced garlic and cook until medium brown. Sprinkle black pepper. Remove from heat and set aside.
- 6.Using another skillet, bring olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped scallion and cook for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- 7.Use a cast-iron skillet, heat up 1 tbsp vegetable oil over high heat. Add marinade beef and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. When done, remove beef from heat and let it rest for 5 minutes before slice into thin slices.
- 8.To assemble each Banh Mi, slice baguette along the side but not all the way through. Remove some of inside baguette filling. Vietnamese mayonnaise on one side, garlic butter on the other side. Sprinkle Maggi seasoning sauce on each side. Add lemongrass beef, sliced cucumber, spread cooked chopped scallion, add carrots & daikon pickles, sliced chili pepper, 3-4 stems of cilantro, top off with sprinkle black pepper.