Sandwich on a small baguette with pork belly and pickled onions
12 servings
120 minutes
This sandwich is a true symphony of flavors inspired by American street food with Asian notes. Juicy pork belly marinated in a spicy sauce with basil, cilantro, and mint gains a rich aroma and tender texture after slow roasting in the oven. A crispy baguette toasted to a golden crust serves as the perfect base for the zesty combination of lime mayo, pickled onions, and fresh vegetables. Carrots and radishes add lightness and freshness, while chili peppers bring a pleasant heat. This sandwich is not just a dish but a gastronomic adventure intertwining rich spices and balanced textures.
1
In a blender, make a marinade from soy and fish sauces, garlic, chili, ginger, half the amount of basil, mint, and cilantro. Pour the marinade over the pork and refrigerate for three hours.
- Soy sauce: 200 ml
- Fish sauce: 10 ml
- Garlic: 8 cloves
- Green chili pepper: 3 pieces
- Ginger: 100 g
- Basil: 35 g
- Fresh cilantro (coriander): 35 g
- Mint: 35 g
- Pork belly: 1.2 kg
2
Take out the meat, rinse off the marinade, place it on a baking sheet, and send it to an oven preheated to 230 degrees for fifteen minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 120 and simmer for one and a half hours. Increase the heat to 180 degrees again and keep for another half hour. Remove and slice.
- Pork belly: 1.2 kg
3
Mix mayonnaise with sugar, lime juice and zest, finely chopped pepper, and wine vinegar. Cut the carrot and radish into thin strips.
- Mayonnaise: 200 g
- Sugar: 50 g
- Lime: 1 piece
- White wine vinegar: 20 ml
- Carrot: 300 g
- Black radish: 2 pieces
- Red chili pepper: 2 pieces
4
Cut the baguettes in half. Toast in the oven (180 degrees) for five minutes. Spread with mayonnaise, add carrots, radish, a bit of pickled onion, meat, and sprinkle with chopped herbs.
- Demi-baguette (ficelle): 8 pieces
- Mayonnaise: 200 g
- Carrot: 300 g
- Black radish: 2 pieces
- Pickled onion: to taste
- Pork belly: 1.2 kg
- Fresh cilantro (coriander): 35 g
- Basil: 35 g
- Mint: 35 g