Shuley Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 It took me a while to decide what I was going to cook for this month's challenge when it hit me that one of my favorite Asian dishes used a barbecued component. I love Vietnamese food and among my favorites is the delicatable bahn mi. My favorite version of bahn mi is the bbq pork bahn mi. So I set out to make one for the challenge. Most components came from the bahn mi cook book and I slightly modified them for my tastes as well as the kamado. First things first， the meat.components for the marinade， plus seasame oil that I was toasting. Vacuum sealed boneless pork short ribs and let them marinate for a few days in the fridge. Then I set out to make the pickled veggies. Daikon radish and carrots and the pickling liquid. I also had to massage the veggies with sugar and salt which felt kind of weird and I couldn't get a picture of.Those sat for 2 days in the fridge. I also baked bahn mi rolls. This was my first real baking experience in a KK and man it is way more even than my oven! Hahaha. Anyway here were the ingredients. Ready to mix!Ready for the first rise.formed the rolls.while That was rising I filled up the kk with coco char. O had never used a full basket of just the coco char but I was hoping it would help give my bahn mi rolls a little more of a neutral flavor. I didn't want tons of smoke flavor on them.after That was stablized to the right temp and the rolls had their second rise， on they went.spritzed then as soon as they went in and I actually didn't have to rotate the pan because they were cooking very evenly (this was on my old rectangular baking stone which gave me enough surface area for the whole pan of rolls)next component was homemade mayo. I had only made this twice before and this was my only successful attempt. I had some left over pasturized eggs from when I wanted to bake with my kids， so I also didn't have to worry about any of the food safety stuff. Ingredientsfinal product.I also needed some maggi sauce，which I could not find. Luckily there was a recipe for a homemade version.simple Ingredients just boiled for a while. Letting it cool. When it came time for the meat， I added some fresh charcoal and a big chunk of pecan. Then got everything to 225 and added the meatthey we're on for about 2 and a half hours when I foiled them with butter， Brown sugar， and sesame oil.after a little less than an hour I took them out and started basting with the remaining marinade.sliced Those beauties up. Then it was time for assembly. Sliced the bread and scooped out some contents to make room.Which Made spreading the homemade mayo on evenly slightly difficult.drizzled on the homemade maggi sauce and layered on the meat.love That garlic chili sauce on there (this is optional， but I always put it on in restaurants)pickled veggies.thin sliced cucumber and cilantroand here's the whole sandwichsoooooo good.my 6 year old said it was the best sandwich he ever had in his life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stile88 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Wow Shelly you have outdone yourself on this one looks magnificent and so good this one is a winner indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Shuley, your 6 year old must have really enjoyed the sandwich. I know it looks fabulous to me, soooooo much flavour.:) You rolls look grrreat.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuprin Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Wow, outstanding. That's serious dedication to a sandwich! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 BOOM! That sandwich is the bomb. Beautiful cook all around ... the veggies, the bread/buns, the meat, it just doesn't get any better! Kudos! I'd say your 6 year old is a very good judge of sammies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Super job, Shuley! Rolls and all! Love me a good Bahn mi sandwich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Great cook, pictures and post. I think you outdid yourself on this one. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Fantastic cook and entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Wow Shelly you have outdone yourself on this one looks magnificent and so good this one is a winner indeed Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Shuley, your 6 year old must have really enjoyed the sandwich. I know it looks fabulous to me, soooooo much flavour. You rolls look grrreat. :smt023 Thank you for your help with the baking questions! This sandwich sure does pack a punch when it comes to flavor. I really wish I had easier access to them at home. At least I know how to make them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Wow, outstanding. That's serious dedication to a sandwich! Thank you. I obsess a little sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 BOOM! That sandwich is the bomb. Beautiful cook all around ... the veggies, the bread/buns, the meat, it just doesn't get any better! Kudos! I'd say your 6 year old is a very good judge of sammies! Thank you very much. The marinade for the pork was actually pretty easy. I think I'll do that part again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Super job, Shuley! Rolls and all! Love me a good Bahn mi sandwich. Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Great cook, pictures and post. I think you outdid yourself on this one. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Thanks. There was no komodo dragons blood involved though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Fantastic cook and entry. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuprin Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Shuley said: Thank you. I obsess a little sometimes. That's why we're cooking on KKs right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Shuley, it looks incredible. I appreciate not only the hard work of the sandwich making but the hard work with the step by step process for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 That's why we're cooking on KKs right? True. You don't need a KK to be obsessive about cooking， but if you have a KK you are probably obsessive about cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Shuley, it looks incredible. I appreciate not only the hard work of the sandwich making but the hard work with the step by step process for us. Thank you! I was very impressed with the even cooking my kk could do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
