Banh Mi

I had intended to make some pulled pork Banh Mi for Pulled pork throw down, but life got in the way and I didn't get to smoking the butt until today.


Rubbed the butt with K-Mama sauce (a locally made korean hot sauce)
Seasoned with All purpose rub mixed with Chinese 5 spice.



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After an hour on the smoker







Ready to pull (the color/glare gives it on odd sheen)





First few pulls off, nice smoke ring





All sandwich fixings





Sandwich almost complete



And final product. Didn't get a great angle, but was hungry. The bun split in two during assembly making it hard to get photo I wanted. Was time to eat and wife was already laughing at me for taking pictures, so
















It was an excellent sandwich, Bahn Mi's are one of my favorite. I usually make with pork loin thats been marinated in soy/fish sauce/hosin/garlic and few other thigns or pork belly, but pulled pork worked well do. I thought about making a sauce for pork, but since wife wouldn't eat it, just skipped it, and honestly didn't need it.



If you havent had Banh Mi, highly recommend. The pork, the pickled carrots and daikon, jalapenos, and cilantro all make for flavor combo. There are many variations (Many include pate) to adjust.

tom b said:

can't see pics...

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Hmm, others seem to. I just pasted from Google photos

Here's the Sammie

Titch said:

Pictures have gone

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Odd. I used Google photos, I can see them but probably has do with Google permission, I'll have use another hosting site

Ok, well since google photos was a bust, here there are from Imgur (google photos is just easier for me since the auto upload)

Mike Twangzer said:

Good Gracious !!! Did you pickle all the veggies yourself ?

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just the carrots and daikon.



cilantro/jalapenos/cucumbers were just sliced and added

robertm said:

That looks fantastic! What is the sauce in the bowl?

For the rub you mixed an AP rub with Chinese 5 spice. About 50/50% or is that too much 5 spice?

The K-mama sauce sounds great. Going to order some. Thinking I'll try one spicy and one regular for the wife.

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It was just mayo and k-mama sauce mixed together. More mayo than K-mama, just seasoned to taste.



I used about 2-1 ratio of AP rub and Chinese 5 spice. I used Elk Creek AP Rub, but really any AP/SPG rub would work, or you mix salt, peppper, garlic, cayenne, 5 spice on your own, I just took a short cut for first few ingredients