Bahn Mi Meatball Sandwich

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs ground lamb
• 2 teaspoons ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/2 cup basil, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 large carrots, trimmed peeled
• 3 jalapenos
• 1 cup cilantro, leaves removed
• 1 1/2 fresh french baguettes
• 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 2 teaspoons sriracha sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 mix the meat with the spices, garlic, onion, lime, basil, hoisin and soy sauce until evenly distributed. roll the meatballs into 1 inch diameter meatballs.
• 3 place in multiple glass baking dishes making sure the meatballs do not touch. cook until done all the way through (20 minutes).
• 4 while the meatballs are cooking, thinly slice the jalapeno and using a vegetable peeler, make thin ribbons of carrot.
• 5 in a small bowl, mix yogurt with sriracha sauce and lime juice.
• 6 cut the baguette into approximately 6 inch pieces. the full baguette should be 4 pieces while the half baguette should be two pieces. cut those pieces in half horizontally.
• 7 when meatballs are done, remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. just before the 5 minutes are done, use 1/6 (approx. 1 tbsp) of yogurt sauce to spread on each baguette piece.
• 8 place slices of carrot, jalapeno and some cilantro on inside bottom of baguette. place 3 meatballs on top. repeat for each sandwich.
• 9 serve immediately.