Name: Kentucky Fried Bacon Banh Mi
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup (10 g) lightly packed fresh cilantro leaves; 8 fresh mint leaves, torn; ½ English cucumber, thinly sliced; 1 small carrot, peeled and coarsely grated; ½ cup (120 ml) Chipotle Bacon Mayonnaise, or ½ cup (120 ml) store-bought mayonnaise combined with 1 tablespoon pureed chipotles in adobo; 1 recipe Kentucky Fried Bacon, hot; 8 slices ciabatta bread, ¼ inch (6 mm) thick; ¼ cup (60 ml) Nuoc Cham or Nuoc Mam Cham; 8 fresh basil leaves, torn

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Bacon Bible

By Peter Sherman and Stephanie Banyas

Published 2019

About

Our variation of this street food classic has, of course, thick-cut tender Bacon Confit that has been breaded and fried (and it’s somewhat healthy thanks to the pickled vegetables and herbs). This recipe calls for Nuoc Cham, a salty tangy sauce, but for those who prefer a sweet sauce, you can substitute Nuoc Mam Cham. You can’t go wrong either way.