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Meatball Banh Mi Subs

Servings 4
Author Laura Doerr

Ingredients

  • 4 Hawaiian hot dog buns toasted optional
  • 8 All Purpose Meatballs frozen or thawed
  • 1/8 tsp sesame oil
  • drizzle olive oil
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp hoisin sauce plus more for drizzel
  • 1/4 cup mayo
  • 1 tbsp sriracha
  • 1 fresh jalapeno thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves

For the pickled veggies

  • 1 cup carrots coarse grated
  • 1 cup daikon radish peeled coarse grated
  • 2 tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt

Instructions

For the pickled veggies

  1. In a small bowl combine the vinegar, sugar, and kosher salt until sugar is dissolved. Stir in the carrots and radish to coat. Let sit in the fridge for about an hour, stirring occasionally. 

  2. In a small dish combine the mayo and sriracha, set aside to use for assembly. 

  3. In a medium skillet over med-high heat, add a drizzle of olive oil, sesame oil, and water. Add meatballs (frozen or thawed), if frozen they will just take longer to heat all the way through. Cover to steam for about 5-10 minutes, add more water or olive oil if pan is getting dry. Once heated through, turn down to low and stir in hoisin sauce to coat meatballs. Remove from heat.

Assembly

  1. Cut each meatball in half to use 4 halves in each bun. Spread the rolls with the sriracha mayo. Add a layer of the pickled veggies, followed by the meatballs, and top with cilantro leaves and sliced jalapeno. If you're feelin saucy, add another drizzle of hoisin...because hoisin.

  2. Slice in half for bite sized appetizer portions, or leave whole for a meal! Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

I used store bought pre-shredded carrots, so much easier! The daikon radish were near the regular red radishes in my store. They are white and much bigger than a red radish. If you cannot find daikon radish, red radish would work great too. 

If you are using store bought meatballs or if your meatballs are pretty small you would not need to cut them in half, but you would want to make more meatballs then. This recipe uses 8 which are then cut in half. 

If you like your bread toasted, feel free to toast the rolls before assembly. You could also use a traditional French baguette or other hoagie roll of your choice.