Quick pickled carrots and onions

• 3 small carrots, cut into matchsticks or shaved into ribbons with a vegetable peeler
• 1/2 a red onion, sliced thin
• 1/4 C rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 C brown sugar
• 1 t salt

Whisk together the vinegar, brown sugar, and salt. Toss the carrots and onions in this mixture and let sit for about 30 minutes.

meatballs

• 1 lb hot Italian sausage
• 4 oz. mushrooms, diced small
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 3 green onions, sliced thin
• 1 T fish sauce
• 1 T sriracha
• 1 T brown sugar
• 2 t corn starch
• 1 t salt
• 2 T sesame oil for the pan

sriracha mayo

• 1 C mayonnaise
• 3 T sriracha, or to taste

Mix to combine

bread and toppings

• 4 rolls (baguettes are traditional but a soft roll works fine too, dig out the center to make more room for the filling)
• chopped cucumber
• sliced jalapeno
• chopped herbs (cilantro, mint, parsley, basil, whatever you have)
• chopped peanuts