Smoked Turkey Banh Mi
A lemongrass-based marinade leaves this turkey with a light, yet very savory, character that's right at home as part of a banh mi.
- Time: 210 min
- Servings: 8
Source: meatwave.com
Ingredients
- For the Pickled Daikon and Carrots
- medium carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks
- medium daikon radish, peeled and cut into matchsticks
- water
- rice vinegar
- sugar
- teaspoons kosher salt
- For the Turkey
- tablespoon whole white peppercorns
- stalks lemongrass, bottom 4 to 5 inches only, outer leaves discarded, tender cor
- grams palm sugar or light brown sugar
- medium shallot, peeled and roughly chopped
- medium cloves garlic, peeled
- of kosher salt
- fish sauce
- tablespoons canola oil
- boneless turkey breast roast, about 3lbs
- For the Sandwiches
- Vietnamese-style baguettes, or 4 French baguettes cut into 10-inch portions
- mayonnaise
- seedless cucumber, cut into 1/8-inch slices
- small jalapeños, sliced
- roughly chopped fresh cilantro