Bahn Mi? Bahn You!

Vegan MoFo day 7!!! I can't believe it's taken me this long to make a Bahn Mi, I don't know how authentic this is, but it was a little spicy and very flavorful and savory and definitely something I'll make again!

First I pan fried super thinly sliced tofu - in toasted sesame oil, then threw in a marinade made of a little soy sauce, water, a spoonful sambal oleek, freshly grated ginger and garlic. I didn't measure anything, but you could use this as a loos guideline and make it to your taste preferences.

I served a small salad on the side and whipped this together while waiting for the tofu to cook, the dressing had four ingredients, mostly Ginger Peoples Sweet Chili Sauce - which is totally delicious, sweet a little spicy with good heat from the ginger and chilis, but not overly gingery., and then just a touch of soy sauce, sesame oil and rice wine vinegar. The salad had nothing special in it, just lettuce and veggies and is totally hiding behind the sandwich, so I don't have a picture of it.

 This is the Coleslaw I put in the sandwich, it had shredded carrot, julienne green pepper, cucumber, red onion and cabbage, with a lots of fresh cilantro, the dressing had a little roasted garlic oil, rice wine vinegar, salt, pepper and a sugar.

 I put a schemer of hummus on the Bahn Mi, obviously not very "Vietnamese" but I just couldn't help myself this is by far the best hummus I have ever tried.

To assemble this awesome Bahn Mi, first I spread a little more then a tablespoon of hummus- caramelized onion flavor, on the bottom. Then layered the tofu on top of the hummus,threw a good amount of coleslaw on top, with a good sprinkle of pickled jalapenos (home- canned!). Mayo and avacodo coats the other side of the bread.

 I would advise making a smaller less tall sandwich then I did, as to be able to eat it with making a huge mess, you need to be able to un-hook your jaw like a snake!

Perfect Friday night dinner, goes awesome with a nice cold beer!