Summer Sandwich Spotlight: Sweet Chili Shrimp Banh Mi

What is a Banh Mi? A banh mi is a vibrant and tasty Vietnamese sandwich. It is also a perfect Summer sandwich, with it’s crusty French bread, tangy pickled vegetables, fresh herbs, and pops of zesty chilies. Traditionally, a banh mi is also stuffed with a combination of Vietnamese-style porky cold cuts. In true Cameron’s Seafood fashion, we remixed the protein filling to include buttery sweet chili shrimp (or, jumbo lump crab meat, if that’s your fancy).

Fresh Shrimp, Spiced Shrimp or Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail…

All make for excellent options for our Sweet Chili Shrimp Banh Mi.

All of our shrimp are of the highest quality, caught fresh from the Gulf. Each pound of fresh shrimp, spiced shrimp, and jumbo shrimp cocktail contain around 16 to 20 large shrimp, perfect for constructing these sandwiches.

Banh Mi Make Ahead Options

For those that like to prep ahead, this banh mi sandwich recipe has some components just for you! The pickled carrots and radishes can be made 3-4 days in advance. The banh mi drizzle sauce can be made a week or more in advance.

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Sweet Chili Shrimp Banh Mi

Ingredients

Pickled Carrots & Radishes

• 1 ½ cup hot water
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 4 teaspoons salt
• ¾ cup rice vinegar
• 3 carrots peeled and cut into matchsticks
• 6-8 radishes peeled and cut into matchsticks

Banh Mi Drizzle Sauce

• 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 garlic clove peeled and minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger peeled and minced
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Banh Mi Sandwich

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 lb. Cameron’s Seafood fresh shrimp or spiced shrimp or jumbo cocktail shrimp peeled, if necessary
• ⅓ cup sweet chili sauce
• 2 baguettes or long French bread loaves halved and split
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1 medium cucumber thinly sliced
• 1 ½ cups pickled carrots and radishes
• 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• ½ cup fresh scallions
• 1-2 red chili pepper thinly sliced
• 2-3 tablespoons banh mi drizzle sauce

Instructions

Pickled Carrots & Radishes

1. Place hot water, granulated sugar, and salt  in a large sealable container. Stir until the sugar and salt have dissolved. Once dissolved, add the rice vinegar, and stir to combine. Add the carrots and radishes to the container, making sure the veggies are submerged, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.

Banh Mi Drizzle Sauce

1. Combine the ingredients together in a small saucepan and whisk to combine. Bring the mixture to a low simmer over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove from the heat and set aside to cool. Transfer to a sealable container and refrigerate until ready to use.

Putting it All Together

1. Now that our make ahead ingredients are taken care of, let’s put this Summery sandwich together!
2. Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Once melted add the shrimp and sweet chili sauce, stir to coat. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the sauce is thoroughly coating the shrimp. Remove from the heat and set aside.
3. Spread mayo onto the split baguette. Divide the shrimp, cucumbers, pickles, cilantro, scallions, and chili peppers between the baguette portions. Drizzle each sandwich with a little sauce before serving.

Shrimp Sandwiches All Summer-Long with Cameron’s Seafood

You can buy our Fresh Shrimp, Spiced Shrimp, and Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail at our online store! All of Cameron’s Seafood shrimp are of the highest quality you can buy and are shipped directly to your door. Fast and fresh!

Show us how you make your seafood banh mi. Whether you used this recipe or have one of your own that you would like to share-we’d love to hear from you. Post your own Cameron’s delicious creations on Instagram and tag us @cameronsseafoodonline or follow us on Facebook at Cameron’s Seafood Online!

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