Vietnamese Sandwiches with Tempura Sweet Potato and Avocado (Vegan Banh Mi)

Vietnamese Sandwiches with Tempura Sweet Potato and Avocado (Vegan Banh Mi)

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  • 1 1/2 quarts vegetable, peanut, or canola oil
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • Kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup ice cold seltzer water
  • 1 sweet potato, cut in half lengthwise, then cut into 1/4 to 1/8-inch planks
  • 4 Vietnamese-style baguettes, or four soft hoagie rolls
  • 2 teaspoons liquid aminos, such as Maggi or Bragg's
  • 1 avocado, thinly sliced
  • 1 recipe Hainnanese Ginger-Scallion Oil
  • 1 recipe Vietnamese Pickled Carrots and Daikon (do chua)
  • 1 cucumber, seeds removed, split lengthwise into 8 spears
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeds and stem removed, sliced into thin spears
  • 1 bunch cilantro leaves and fine stems
    • Produce
    • Avocado (1)
    • Cilantro, stems leaves and fine (1 bunch)
    • Cucumber (1)
    • Jalapeno pepper (1)
    • Recipe vietnamese pickled carrots and daikon (1)
    • Sweet potato, cut in half lengthwise, then cut into 1/4 to 1 (1)
    • Vegetable (1 1/2 quarts)
    • Cooking & Baking
    • All-purpose flour (1/2 cup)
    • Cornstarch (1/4 cup)
    • Kosher salt (1)
    • Recipe hainnanese ginger-scallion oil (1)
    • Bread & Baked Goods
    • Vietnamese-style baguettes (4)
    • Drinks
    • Seltzer water (3/4 cup)
    • Other
    • 2 teaspoons liquid aminos, such as Maggi or Bragg’s

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    Vietnamese Sandwiches with Tempura Sweet Potato and Avocado (Vegan Banh Mi)