Meatball Sandwich

Name: Meatball Sandwich
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 7 oz (200 g) jicama, peeled and shredded; 2 cups (475 ml) water; 1 lb (454 g) ground pork; 1 egg; 1 tbsp (15 ml) tapioca starch or cornstarch; 1 tbsp (15 ml) tapioca starch or cornstarch; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp (15 ml) vegetable oil; 1 tsp minced garlic; 1 tsp minced shallot or white part of scallion; 1 tsp minced shallot or white part of scallion; 3 medium tomatoes, diced, or 1 can (14.5 oz, or 411 g) diced tomatoes, drained; 1 tbsp (15 ml) sugar; 1 tsp chicken stock powder; 3 tbsp (45 ml) fish sauce; 3 tbsp (48 g) ketchup; 5 Vietnamese Baguettes or 2 French baguettes, cut into thirds; 5 Vietnamese Baguettes or 2 French baguettes, cut into thirds; 5 tsp Chili Jam; 6 small scallions, cut into 3-inch (7.5 cm) lengths; 3 sprigs cilantro; 2 bird’s eye chili peppers or jalapeño peppers, thinly sliced on the bias; 2 bird’s eye chili peppers or jalapeño peppers, thinly sliced on the bias; 1 cup (120 g) Pickled Carrots and Daikon

Preparation info

Yield:
5
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Simply Pho

By Helen Le

Published 2017

About

You can either stuff a baguette with these meatballs (xíu mại) or you can plate them and spoon on tomato sauce. If you choose to do the latter, garnish with cilantro, thinly sliced onion, and crispy fried shallot, and offer the baguette on the side. Adding jicama to the meatball mixture helps keep the cooked meatballs juicy.

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Vietnam
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