Wild Hog Bahn Mi (Sliders)

If you haven’t tried Bahn Mi or maybe even never heard of it, you should give it a try. It’s a Vietnamese dish that roughly translates to “On Bread”.

This is typically done with a fatty meat, like pork but we are geared up to try with duck, wild turkey or even a mixture of venison and pork.

Give this one a try and let us know what you think.

Recipe by Lance Lewis.

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Quick Pickled Carrot and Daikon (Optional topping)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 cup julienne carrot and daikon

For the burgers:

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. Ground Wild Hog
• 1 garlic clove, finely grated
• 1 tsp. Sriracha, or hot chili paste (sambal oelek),
• 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp. fish sauce
• 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, finely chopped, plus more for serving
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more
• 1 Tbsp. High Temp Neutral oil such as, Canola, Avocado, Grape Seed or Peanut
• 4 Kaiser rolls, split and toasted

Sriracha Mayo:

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha. (Add more to achieve desired level of heat)

Method:

Quick Pickled Carrot and Daikon :

• Whisk vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small bowl until sugar and salt are dissolved.
• Julienne carrot and daikon (cut into strips roughly the size of match sticks)
• Cover cut vegetables with pickle brine and let sit, squeezing gently with your hands occasionally to help them pickle more quickly, 10 minutes.
• Substitutes for Daikon can be: Turnup, Parsnip, Jicama or even cabbage.
• Add ins for pickle brine can be. Dried chili flake, black pepper corns, bay leaf or garlic cloves.

Sriracha Mayo:

• Stir all ingredients in small bowl. Season with salt. do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

Make the burgers:

• Using your hands or a wooden spoon, mix pork, garlic, Sriracha (if using), sesame oil, fish sauce, 1/4 cup cilantro, and 1/2 tsp. salt in a large bowl until well combined.
• Shape pork mixture into 4 patties, slightly larger in diameter than Kaiser roll(about 4″).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium. Working in batches if necessary, fry patties until browned on both sides and cooked through, 6–8 minutes.
• Spread Sriracha Mayo on both halves of Kaiser Rolls. Place a patty on bottom halves. Season with salt and pepper. Pile on some pickled carrot and daikon, and cilantro, then close Kaiser rolls.

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