Reviewed: May 1, 2008

When I told the man that we were having Vietnamese sandwiches for supper, I got a blank stare. Two great big sandwiches later, he gave me the go-ahead to make them again. If I can get him to eat raw red onion, you know it's a keeper. The only change I made was the pan fry the loin chops. I will probably use more mayo and chili sauce next time.

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Lori

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Living In: Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

needed the carrots to make it authentic: thinly slice carrots then add it to a bowl containing a mixture of some rice vinegar with 1 teaspoon sugar. You can also marinate the onions and cucumbers in this mixture as well. Do this part fist, so it can marinate fully while you are assembling the sandwich.

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2008

I really enjoyed these, as did the kids. I used shredded cabbage and carrots in place of the cucumbers.

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Shannon J.

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Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2008

Yay! I love vietnames sandwiches. I sliced the meat thin and marinated it in a blend of viet sweet chili sauce and viet hot garlic chili sauce. I marinated matchstick carrot and the onion in sugar and vinegar and I added a couple of the veggies they put on at the vietnamese deli's where I live: daikon and sliced jalepenos. We all really enjoyed it - thanks!

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2008

I also shredded carrots and marinated in a vinegar-sugar mixture. This is an excellent sandwich and could be adapted easily for a large crowd.

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2008

This was so delicious! I marinated the meat in the chili sauce, olive oil, and lime juice. I also marinated the veggies in white wine vinegar and sugar. Can't wait to make again.

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2007

We really enjoyed this. Used bean sprouts instead of the onion, but it was easy to adjust to different preferences of spiciness with the chili sauce.

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sarabella

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Home Town: Whitefield, New Hampshire, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2007

I've made this so many times now, it is one of my favorite dishes!!! I ususally marinate the pork in a mixture of vinegar, olive oil, sherry, sugar and spices then I put it under the broiler. I love Vietnamese food and it is nice to find a recipe that doesn't have a thousand ingredients in it that still tastes good.

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Living In: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2007

Seriously, this is one of the best recipes I've found on this site. I made a pork loin a couple nights ago and had leftovers, so I used this for the pork. I didn't use any cilantro and instead of baguette, used slightly-toasted stadium sandwich rolls. SOOOO good.

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2007

Delish! I sauted the onions and the sandwiches were awesome. would also be a great vegetarian meal :)

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2007

We were skeptical, but this was great. I used a small pork tenderloin sliced into medallions and cooked them on the george forman to shorten my cook time. We also used sriracha hot chili sauce. Thanks!

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iphee

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2007

My husband and I liked this a lot. It was a bit too hot for the kids. Hubby liked enough to ask for the leftovers for lunch (quite unlike him). I marinated the meat ahead of time in lime and chili sauce and then did not drizzle the sandwich with lime sauce (last step). Also, based on other reviewers' suggestions, I let the cucumbers, red onion and some matchstick carrots marinate in rice vinegar and sugar while we barbecued the meat. I used just a bit of dried cilantro instead of fresh since I didn't have it on hand. The result was very nice. I'll definitely make it this way again.

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2007

We loved this recipe! Great, fun new way to use pork chops. I followed it almost exactly and thought the flavors were fantastic. I used sriracha and it worked perfectly.

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Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2007

I liked this a lot, so I give it a 5, my husband gives it a 4. I made it twice, both times on kaiser rolls. The first time I added some pickled carrots (rice vinegar & sugar to pickle matchstick carrots) & the 2nd time I didn't add any carrots. I husband thought it was better without the carrots. I used dried cilantro instead of fresh. I found the chili sauce with garlic at Safeway. I liked this a lot, will make again. Thanks.

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Jennifer B.

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2007

This was excellent, and super easy. I used siracha chili sauce and crushed garlic, and rubbed this on the pork before broiling. The second time I made this I made a salad-version for a picnic (the first was too messy for picnics), which turned out quite good and even faster. In addition to the pork, cucumber and red onion, I used romaine lettuce and dressed with a mixture of mayonaise, chili sauce, garlic and lime juice, and served with slices of french bread. Yum.

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2007

Can't figure out what the fuss is in the other reviews. Not impressed at all and will not make again.

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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2007

We thought this was very tasty. Even my hubby who is suspicious of any Asian food that is NOT classified as Chinese had two! I did toss the cucumber with matchstick carrots in a bowl with seasoned rice vinegar with a bit of sugar and let them 'pickle'a bit while I prepared everything else. The chop slices marinated in the garlic chili sauce for an hour or so. Very juicy and flavorful, thanks for posting this recip

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Home Town: Annandale, Virginia, USA

Living In: Warrenton, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2007

This is, without a doubt, a keeper! My husband and I went crazy over the combination of flavors. It was simple to prepare as I grilled the pork and brushed it with the chili garlic sauce. You can control the heat by adding more sauce at any time. We definitely will make this one again and again.

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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2007

I used Tabasco Brand Green Pepper Sauce because I just didn't have the chili sauce on hand. My household loved this sandwich.

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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2007

i loved this sandwich!!!!! just finished a late lunch and so happy about it. chili sauce/cilantro combo was great. thanks. will share this recipe with friends.

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