Mini Vietnamese Pork and Pickle Sandwiches

• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 daikon radish (1 pound), peeled, then julienned on a mandoline
• 1 large carrot, peeled, then julienned on a mandoline
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1/4 pound sweet Italian sausage or breakfast sausage, casings removed
• 1 teaspoon minced peeled ginger
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• Salt
• 2 baguettes, halved lengthwise
• 1 medium kirby cucumber, thinly sliced crosswise (1 cup)
• 20 cilantro sprigs
• Sriracha or other Asian chili sauce

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. In a large bowl, whisk 1/4 cup of the fish sauce with the honey, lime juice and crushed red pepper.
3. Add the daikon and carrot and toss well, then refrigerate.
4. In a medium ovenproof skillet, heat the oil.
5. Add the ground pork and cook over moderate heat, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until pale, about 4 minutes.
6. Crumble in the sausage and cook, breaking it up, until no trace of pink remains, about 3 minutes.
7. Stir in the ginger, pepper, coriander, fennel, half of the garlic, and the remaining 1 tablespoon of fish sauce and bake for 10 minutes.
8. Mix the mayonnaise with the remaining garlic and season with salt.
9. Bake the baguettes until just crisp, about 4 minutes.
10. Spread the cut sides of the baguette bottoms with the garlic mayonnaise and spread the pork on top, pressing to help it adhere.
11. Layer the cucumber slices on top.
12. Gently squeeze the daikon-carrot pickle and scatter 2 cups of it over the cucumber.
13. Top with the cilantro sprigs and squiggles of the Sriracha sauce.
14. Close the sandwiches and using a heavy knife, cut them into 1 1/2-inch lengths, then arrange on a platter and serve.

fish sauce, honey, lime, red pepper, then, carrot, vegetable oil, ground pork, sweet italian sausage, peeled ginger, freshly ground pepper, ground coriander, ground fennel seeds, garlic, mayonnaise, salt, baguettes, kirby cucumber, cilantro, chili sauce

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/mini-vietnamese-pork-and-pickle-sandwiches (may not work)