Caramelized Lamb Banh Mi

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 lb baby carrots, peeled
• 1 bunch red radish
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 -1 1/2 lb lamb tenderloin
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon gingerroot, minced
• 1 green onion, sliced thinly
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 loaf sweet french baguettes (thin) or 1 loaf french bread sandwich bun (try to get the kind of french bread with a crisp crust and tender light center)
• red leaf lettuce
• sliced jalapeno pepper
• fresh cilantro
• pate (optional, but recommended) or liverwurst (optional, but recommended)
• mayonnaise

Recipe

• 1 slice carrots and radishes in fourths or sixths lengthwise, depending on size (you are making a sort of slaw).
• 2 combine with remaining ingredients; set aside for flavors to meld an hour or up to overnight (will keep for several days, refrigerated).
• 3 slice tenderloin, against the grain, into 1/2 inch slices; pound to an even 1/4 inch thickness between plastic wrap.
• 4 make a marinade by combining fish sauce, maple syrup, brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, minced garlic, minced ginger, green onion, and black pepper; make sure all the lamb is coated in the marinade and let sit for 10 to 30 minutes.
• 5 heat your grill, grill pan, or cast iron skillet to high; add vegetable oil to marinated lamb and stir to coat.
• 6 sear lamb 1 to 2 minutes per side (it cooks very quickly).
• 7 to assemble sandwiches, slice the baguette and spread with mayonnaise on one side and pate (or liverwurst) on the other (if using); add lettuce, meat, pickled vegetables, sliced jalapeno, and cilantro.