New Farmer’s Market in NoLibs

The title says it all! There is now a farmer’s market at Piazza over in the Northern Liberties area of Philly. It’s located just south of Griad on 2nd St. It happens every Saturday and they have great stuff there. I was there on 01/23 and was surprised by the amount of tables, since it just started and it was a little chilly out. I bought some produce from the one stand and bread from another. I hope to get some meat next time I go. If you live in this area I highly recommend supporting it. You are going to pay more for the meat than your regular grocery store, but the quality is much better and you supporting you local farmers. Produce is comparable to any grocery store.

http://www.atthepiazza.com/piazza-farmers-market.html&date=30-Jan-10#piazza-farmers-market

Lets go to Vietnam

Not my photo, but mine looked just as good

YAY, I am posting something!

So, I finally made something that I wanted to blog about and I forgot to take pictures… DOH! Oh well. My friend John stopped over this weekend to hang out and we decided to make Pork Meatball Bahn mi. It’s a French/Vietnamese hybrid that is sweet, sour, and spicy all on a roll. I was super excited to make this when I saw the recipe on chilicheesefries.net and even more excited to try and get most the ingredients at the new farmer’s market in NoLibs. I was able to get some really nice carrots, jalapeños, and a baguette there but I ran out of money since everyone was cash only.

On to the cooking! This dish is very easy make. I would try to make the vegetable mixture ahead of time. If  you let all that stuff marinade it really becomes much more flavorful. Next, mix up your meatball ingredients, sear those off, and then pop ‘em into the oven. While that’s going on you can make mix up you spicy mayo. DING, that’s it, assemble sandwiches and devour. This is a great dish for parties and it travels well.

Here is the link to the recipe: Pork Meatball Bahn mi

INGREDIENTS:

For the spicy mayo

• 2/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon or so Sriracha chili sauce

For the meatballs

• 1 lb ground pork
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

For the sandwiches

• 1 cup coarsely grated carrots
• 1 cup coarsely grated peeled daikon
• 1 jalapeno, sliced super thin with most seeds wiped away
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 4 long baguettes
• fresh cilantro sprigs