Banh Mi with Crispy Tofu

Ingredients

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  2 cup or 473g

• Rice wine vinegar

  3 tbsp or 45g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  4 tsp or 17g

• Carrots

  Raw

  1 cup strips or slices or 122g

• Radishes

  Raw

  1 small or 2g

• Mayonnaise

  Regular, with salt

  ¼ cup or 55g

• Sauce, hot chile, sriracha

  3 tsp or 15g

• Lime juice

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Soy sauce

  Regular sodium, Shoyu

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Fish sauce

  Ready-to-serve

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Garlic

  Raw

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 0.9g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  3 tbsp or 41g

• Tofu

  Raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate

  100g

• Salt

  Table

  ⅜ tsp or 2g

• Baguette

  Popeye's

  100g

• Cucumber

  Peeled, raw

  ½ cup, sliced or 60g

• Cilantro

  Latin - Melissa's

  ¼ cup or 4g

• Jalapeno peppers

  Raw

  ⅛ cup, sliced or 11g

Directions

1. Bring water, rice vinegar and 1 tablespoon sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high. Combine carrots and radish in a medium bowl; pour vinegar mixture over vegetables, and let stand 15 minutes. Combine mayonnaise and Sriracha in a small bowl; chill until ready to use.
2. Meanwhile, whisk together lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoons sesame oil and remaining 1 teaspoon sugar in a small bowl. Place tofu planks in a shallow dish, and pour soy mixture over planks; set aside to marinate at least 15 minutes or up to overnight.
3. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Cook tofu planks, in batches if necessary, until browned and crispy on both sides, about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet, and immediately sprinkle with salt.
4. Drain and discard liquid from carrots and daikon; set aside. Spread both sides of halved baguettes with mayonnaise mixture. Layer 3 tofu slices per sandwich; top with carrots and daikon mixture, cucumber, cilantro and jalapeno. Serve immediately.
5. Source: www.eatingwell.com/recipe/8031494/banh-mi-with-crispy-tofu/

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