Chicken banh mi

Chicken

• 2 skinless chicken thigh fillets
• 60 g white sugar
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• 2 eschalots
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 stalk fresh lemongrass, crushed and cut into pieces (approx. 3 cm)
• vegetable oil, for frying

Pickled carrot

• 100 g white wine vinegar
• 70 g sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 carrot, peeled into ribbons

Chicken liver pâté

• 1 garlic clove
• ½ brown onion (approx. 60 g)
• 40 g salted butter
• 250 g chicken livers, washed, trimmed and cut into pieces (approx. 4 cm)
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp brandy
• 2 pinches ground black pepper
• 30 g pouring (whipping) cream

Assembly

• 1 baguette loaf (see Tips)
• 50 g mayonnaise (see Tips)
• 10 pieces pickled jalapeño chillies, cut into pieces
• ¼ cucumber, cut into thin slices
• 2 sprigs fresh coriander, leaves only (optional)