Star anise and lemongrass sloppy Joe from The Banh Mi Handbook: Recipes for Crazy-Delicious Vietnamese Sandwiches by Andrea Nguyen

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  • hlauer on January 29, 2026

    Great taste but next time i will use tomato sauce and not whole peeled tomatoes. They didn’t create the thick sauce I expected.

  • MollyB on August 02, 2019

    This is so good! I have to stop myself from just eating it by the spoonful. It makes very tasty banh mi sandwiches. I recommend grating the carrot instead of chopping it - my carrots took forever to cook the last time I made this when I used diced carrots instead of grating them. The timing in the recipe is just right if made with grated carrots.

  • Delys77 on February 04, 2016

    These are super flavorful and just delicious.

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