Pork Banh Mi

Cook Carrots Fries
- Heat oven to 475°F.
- Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Place carrot sticks on baking sheet and toss with 1 tbsp. oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Put baking sheet in oven immediately and set timer for 20 minutes.

Marinate Pork
- In a medium bowl, stir together fish sauce, garlic, half of the raw sugar with 1 tbsp. oil until sugar dissolves.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Drain sliced pork and pat dry with paper towel.
- Mix pork into marinade and set aside for Step 6.

Prepare Ingredients
- Wash cucumber, lime, and cilantro.
- Slice cucumber into 1/2 inch rounds.
- Cut lime in half.
- Pick cilantro leaves.
- Slice white buns lengthwise.

Pickle Vegetables
- Add white wine vinegar and remaining raw sugar to a medium pot. Bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, stir in julienned carrot, julienned daikon and cucumber.
- Turn off heat and let vegetables sit in vinegar mixture.

Prepare Spicy Mayo
- In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise with sriracha to taste.

Cook Pork + Toast Buns
- Put buns in the oven and set a timer for 5 minutes. Toast until hot and lightly crispy on the outside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Once hot, add pork and cook for 6–8 minutes, breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until pork is golden brown and is at an internal temperature of 165°F.
- Season to taste with lime juice.

Finish + Serve
- When buns are toasted, spread a spoonful of spicy mayo on one side of buns.
- Divide pork on top and layer with pickled vegetables.
- Garnish with cilantro leaves.
- Place banh mi on plates with a side of carrot fries and remaining spicy mayo.
- Enjoy!