Grilled Portabella Mushroom and Sweet & Sour Mango Banh Mi
Fresh French baguette filled with grilled char siu portabellas, sweet and sour mango, ribbon-cut pickled carrots, thin-shaved jalapeno, daikon radish and fresh cilantro. All finished with a drizzle of Sriracha.
Ingredients
10 6-inch French baguette
10 cups Char Siu Portabellas recipe below
2-½ cups Sweet and Sour Mango recipe below
2-½ cups Pickled Carrots recipe below
40 thinly sliced jalapeno
1-¼ cups Daikon radish fresh julienned
⅔ cup fresh cilantro leaves
1 cup water divided
3 cups rice wine vinegar divided
1 cup granulated sugar divided
2 Tablespoons kosher salt divided
2-½ cups DOLE Chef-Ready Cuts Mango Cubes thawed reserved slack
2-½ cups rainbow carrots shaved half inch width
20 portabella mushroom cut into slices
2 cups hoisin sauce
1 cup honey
1 cup soy sauce
4 tablespoons Chinese five-spice powder
½ cup sriracha sauce
Directions
Sweet and Sour Mango Directions:
1. Add ½ cup water, 1 cup rice wine vinegar, ½ cup granulated sugar and 1 Tablespoon kosher salt to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and cool.
2. Place Mango Cubes and reserved slack in a container and pour cooled brining liquid on top until fruit is covered. Brine for at least 2 hours before serving. Pickled fruit can last up to 4 weeks refrigerated.
Pickled Carrots Directions:
1. Add ½ cup water, 1 cup rice wine vinegar, ½ cup granulated sugar and 1 Tablespoon kosher salt to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and cool.
2. Place shaved rainbow carrots in a container and pour cooled brining liquid on top until carrots are covered. Brine for at least 2 hours before serving. Pickled carrots can last up to 4 weeks refrigerated.
Char Siu Portabellas Directions:
1. In a mixing bowl, combine hoisin sauce, honey, soy sauce, 1 cup red wine vinegar and Chinese five spice powder and stir until well blended.
2. Add the sliced portabella mushrooms and marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
3. Heat grill to medium high heat.
4. Grill each marinated portabella slice for 3-5 minutes on each side until caramelized and charred. Remove from grill and reserve.
To Serve:
1. Split the 6-inch French baguette down the middle. Fill with 1 cup of prepared char siu portabella mushrooms, topped with ¼ cup of sweet and sour mango, ¼ cup of pickled carrots, 4 slices of jalapenos, 2 Tablespoons of daikon radish, and 1 Tablespoon of cilantro. Drizzle with 2 Tablespoons of Sriracha.