Barbecue Pork Belly Burnt Ends Banh Mi Sandwich Recipe :: The Meatwave

Ingredients

• For the Pickled Daikon and Carrots
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks
• 1 medium daikon radish, peeled and cut into matchsticks
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons kosher salt
• For the Pork Belly
• 1/3 cup Vietnamese fish sauce
• 3 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons freshly minced garlic, about 6 medium cloves
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 2lb skinless pork belly, cut into 2-inch cubes
• 1-2 chunks of light smoking wood, such as apple or cherry
• For the Glaze
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• For the Sandwiches
• 4 Vietnamese-style baguettes, or 2 French baguettes cut into 10-inch portions
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 seedless cucumber, cut into 1/8-inch slices
• 2 medium jalapeños, sliced
• 1/3 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro