Pork Bahn Mi Bruschetta with Pickled Vegetables
Toasted bread topped with grilled pork tenderloin, sriracha mayonnaise and pickled vegetables.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Vietnamese
- ½ cup lime juice
- 1 tsp. fish sauce
- ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 grated carrots
- 1 thinly sliced radish
- 1 cup chopped red cabbage
- 12 slices Italian bread, cut a half inch thick
- 1 tbsp. butter
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tsp. sriracha
- ½ tsp. sugar
- 1 pound pork tenderloin, cut in half inch slices
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 thinly sliced English cucumber
- ½ cup mint leaves
Begin by making the pickled vegetables: In a bowl, mix together the lime juice, fish sauce, red pepper flakes and brown sugar. Add the carrots, radish, and red cabbage. Set aside.
Make the sriracha mayonnaise: Stir together the sriracha, mayonnaise, and sugar.
Grill the bread: heat a grill pan on medium heat and rub it with the butter. Grill the bread on both sides until it's toasted. Set aside.
Grill the Pork: Rub the grill pan with the olive oil and grill the pork on both sides until it's cooked through. Sprinkle it with the pepper.
Assemble the bruschetta by spreading the toasts with the sriracha mayonnaise. Top each toast with a slice of pork. Then, put a couple of each cucumbers on top. Add a dollop of the pickled vegetable and a mint leaf and serve.
Keyword bahn mi, bruschetta, pork tenderloin