Vietnam

Cơm Tấm

Name: Cơm Tấm
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 300 g Broken or jasmine rice; 2 Pork chops; 2 stalks Lemongrass; 2 tbsp each Fish sauce & sugar; 2 each Garlic & shallots; 1 handful Cucumber & pickled carrot; to serve Nuoc cham

Broken rice with lemongrass pork chop

Cơm tấm – “broken rice” – comes from Saigon and was originally the food of poor farmers who used up broken rice grains. Today it is one of southern Vietnam's most beloved dishes.

The rice is crowned with a grilled pork chop marinated in lemongrass and fish sauce, plus pickled vegetables, cucumber and nuoc cham.

Servings2

Time1 hr

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Broken or jasmine rice300 g
Pork chops2
Lemongrass2 stalks
Fish sauce & sugar2 tbsp each
Garlic & shallots2 each
Cucumber & pickled carrot1 handful
Nuoc chamto serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Marinate the chops with chopped lemongrass, fish sauce, sugar and garlic.
Cook the rice.
Grill the chops caramelised over charcoal or in a grill pan.
Mix nuoc cham from fish sauce, lime, sugar, water and garlic.
Plate rice with chop, cucumber and pickled vegetables, drizzle nuoc cham.

Make it original

Lemongrass and fish sauce make the marinade. Available in the Asia Boutique.

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