Try our Banh mi-inspired pork bowl with homemade pickled vegetables and a spicy sriracha mayonnaise. A quick and easy dish that brings both flavor and health to your dinner table.
Recipe for banh mi-inspired pork bowl
This recipe brings you the taste of the popular Vietnamese street food, Banh Mi, in the form of a flavorful and nutritious bowl. The recipe comes from our sponsor HelloFresh, who creates creative meal kits.
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Servings: persons
Banh Mi-inspired Pork Bowl
Try our Banh mi-inspired pork bowl with homemade pickled vegetables and a spicy sriracha mayonnaise. A quick and easy dish that brings both flavor and health to your dinner table.
Equipment
- Frying Pan
- Pot
Ingredients
- 150 gram Jasmine Rice
- 5 gram Sesame Seeds Contains Sesame, may contain Nuts, Peanuts
- 250 gram Pork Tenderloin
- 5 gram Spice Mix Ginger Ninja
- 40 gram Sweet chili sauce
- 12.5 gram Soy Sauce Contains Wheat, Soy, Gluten
- 1/2 pcs. Cucumber
- 1 pcs. Carrots
- 12 gram White Wine Vinegar Contains Sulfites
- 1/2 handful Mint
- 1/2 handful Cilantro
- 50 gram Mayonnaise Sriracha Mayonnaise
In addition (not included in your meal box)
- 300 gram Water step 1
- 3 gram Salt step 1
- 2 gram Sugar step 3
- 15 gram Water step 3
- 30 gram Water step 4
Instructions
Cook rice (step 1)
- Bring water to a boil in a pot.
- Add rice and salt, cook covered over medium-low heat for 12 minutes.
- Remove the pot from heat and let it sit covered for 10 minutes.
- TIP: Do not remove the lid while the rice is resting.
Prepare vegetables (step 2)
- Finely chop carrot and cucumber.
Pickle vegetables (step 3)
- Mix white wine vinegar, water, sugar, and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl.
- Stir in cucumber and carrot.
- Drain the pickling liquid just before serving.
Cook meat (step 4)
- Cut pork tenderloin into slices, season with Ginger Ninja, salt, and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Fry pork tenderloin for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until golden and cooked through.
- Add soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, and water, and cook for 1 more minute.
- Remove the pan from heat.
- TIP: The meat is done when it is cooked through and has no hint of pink.
Prepare herbs (step 5)
- Pick mint and cilantro, and tear into smaller pieces.
Serve:
- Arrange rice, pork tenderloin, and vegetables in deep plates.
- Top with sauce from the pan.
- Drizzle with sriracha mayonnaise and sprinkle with cilantro, mint, and sesame seeds.