Laotian-Inspired Smoked Pork Meatball Sandwich

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Asian Smoke: Thai and Southeast Asian Barbecue from the Curry Boys

By Andrew Ho, Andrew Samia and Sean Wen

Published 2026

  • About

I absolutely adore meatballs, and really any kind of food that comes in ball form (arancini, onigiri, and cake pops, to name a few). I also have an obsession with sandwiches. So, given this context, it should be no surprise that I love meatball subs or sandwiches. When you add in the fact that this is a Southeast Asian-inspired version, it is as if the Avengers have assembled inside of my mouth. It’s a goddamn culinary cross-over that is so well-balanced, it feels like it was always meant t