Banh' Mi' Grilled Vietnamese Sandwich

I'm sure we've all had the experience where we have a meal at a restaurant and think to ourselves, "Shoot. I can do that." Well I finally got off my kiester last night, and recreated a simple Vietnamese sandwich that I get for lunch occasionally. The sandwich I have at lunch has honey glazed pork, pickled carrots, jalapenos and cilantro on a french baguette. What I came up with isn't too different, and just as tasty, especially when served with Sea Salt and Vinegar Kettle chips to help cut the heat.

Inspiration: Friday lunches with the girls
Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Special equipment: A BBQ
Servings: 4

Ingredients
1 cup Spicy Soy Sauce
4 thin cut, off the bone, pork chops
1 long french baguette, cut into quarters, and sliced in half
olive oil
Garlic powder
Cayenne pepper
1 carrots, cut into strips with a peeler
1 cucumber, slice as thinly as you can
1 jalapeno, seeds removed and cut into circles
butter
garlic chili paste
fresh cilantro
fresh basil

1. Wash and pat dry pork chops. Marinate in spicy soy sauce for 15 minutes.

2. While pork is marinating, slice your baguette segments in half, and brush each side with olive oil. Sprinkle with a little bit of garlic powder and Cayenne pepper.

3. Grill meat on both sides until cooked (about 4 minutes total...if that...thin cut pork cooks quickly). Let rest 5-10 minutes and then slice into bite sized pieces.

4. After you pull your meat off the grill, place your baguettes on the grill inside down so that they grill while absorbing the left over meat juices. Toast until bread is golden brown.

5. To assemble the sandwich, spread butter on one side warm baguette. Spread chili paste to taste on the other. Build each sandwich to taste with carrots, cucumbers, jalapenos, cilantro stems, basil, and pork.

Note: I've also seen Banh'Mi' made with pork pate, lemon grass beef, or teriaki chicken. The beauty of this sandwich is the fresh baguette and the combination of fresh herbs and spicey flavors. Feel free to mix and match. In fact, share what you mix and match in the comment section.