Vietnamese Meatball Banh Mi
Serves 4 as an appetiser
Time 15 minutes
Ingredients
4 mini Vietnamese rolls
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
For the Meatballs
250g beef mince
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp light soy
1 tbsp sweet soy
½ tsp chilli flakes
1 tbsp sesame seeds
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
For the Fillings
1 small Lebanese cucumber, julienned
1 small carrot, peeled and julienned
Fresh coriander
1 fresh long red chilli, finely sliced
2 tbsp kewpie mayonnaise
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
Method
Place all meatball ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine. Form into 3 cm meatballs.
Heat a frying pan over medium heat and fry meatballs in canola oil until browned and cooked through. Place 2 meatballs into each roll.
Add cucumber, carrot, coriander and chilli to each roll.
In a separate bowl, mix the kewpie and hoisin together and drizzle onto each.
Serve.