Grilled Chicken and Avocado Banh Mi Sandwiches Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp. (1 oz.) coarsely chopped shallot or yellow onion
• 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 Tbsp. Vietnamese fish sauce
• 1 large garlic clove, coarsely chopped (½ tsp.)
• ¾ tsp. sugar
• ½ tsp. kosher salt, plus more as needed
• ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
• 1½ lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, excess fat trimmed
• Six 9-in. hero rolls, split lengthwise, connected on one side like a hinge
• 3 medium firm-ripe avocados, pitted and thinly sliced
• 24 thin slices medium-hot chile, such as jalapeño or Fresno
• 1½ cups (½ batch) Do Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Carrots and Daikon), drained
• 1½ cups torn mint leaves