{"id":12208,"date":"2022-08-20T13:08:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T11:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=12208"},"modified":"2022-11-07T22:15:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T20:15:27","slug":"samfa-vietnamese-banh-mi-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/samfa-vietnamese-banh-mi-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Mushroom Vietnamese B\u00e1nh M\u00ec Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A tasty budget recipe that is easy on the budget while you wait for pay-day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s nearing towards the end of the month and it might be challenging to feast on a limited budget with something that brings lots of flavour.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mushrooms are the perfect addition to any meal for a boost of flavour and many health benefits as they are packed with nutrients and minerals that you need to keep healthy. All of that in a budget-friendly way!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">On top, mushrooms also bring several benefits to the table to boost your health.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower blood pressure:\u00a0Mushrooms are high in potassium which acts as a counter to the negative effects of sodium consumption.<\/li>\n<li>Boost immune system:\u00a0Mushrooms improve the efficiency of the immune system by stimulating microphages to increase it&#8217;s ability to fight off foreign bodies. They also have a natural anti-inflammatory effect on the body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Mushroom B\u00e1nh M\u00ec Recipe<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Serves 4<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For the pickled vegetables:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 Tbsp sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup \/ 125 ml water<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup \/ 125 ml rice vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1 cup carrot, julienned<\/li>\n<li>1 cup daikon radish, julienned<\/li>\n<li>1 cup cucumber, julienned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For the mushrooms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 large portobello mushrooms \/ mushroom \u201csteaks\u201d, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp ginger, grated<\/li>\n<li>4 Tbsp hoisin sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">To serve:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 individual soft baguettes or 2 medium &#8211; large, sliced in half<\/li>\n<li>4 Tbsp mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>4 tsp Sriracha<\/li>\n<li>4 spring onions, finely sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 jalape\u00f1o, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>Handful fresh coriander<\/li>\n<li>Lime wedges<\/li>\n<li>Neutral oil<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For the pickled vegetables:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Place the julienned vegetables in a large jar.<\/li>\n<li>Combine the sugar, salt, water and rice vinegar in a small saucepan.<\/li>\n<li>Bring to a simmer and stir until the sugar and salt have dissolved.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the pickling liquid over the vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Press down to keep the vegetables in the liquid.<\/li>\n<li>Seal and place in the fridge until serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For the mushrooms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat a drizzle of netral oil in a large frying pan.<\/li>\n<li>Add in the mushrooms and cook on high heat until just golden brown and tender.<\/li>\n<li>Add in the ginger and hoisin and toss to coat.<\/li>\n<li>Season with a little salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">To build the sandwiches:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Slice the baguettes lengthways, slicing from the top down.<\/li>\n<li>Spread them with mayonnaise and Sriracha.<\/li>\n<li>Drain veg from their pickling liquid.<\/li>\n<li>Fill with pickled vegetables and mushrooms, layering as you go so every bite has both.<\/li>\n<li>Scatter with spring onions, jalape\u00f1os and fresh coriander.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with a squeeze of fresh lime and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tasty budget recipe that is easy on the budget while you wait for pay-day. It&#8217;s nearing towards the end of the month and it might be challenging to feast on a limited budget with something that brings lots of flavour. Mushrooms are the perfect addition to any meal for a boost of flavour and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12210,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12208\/revisions\/12210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}