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Cơm Tấm
Vietnam
The street food of Saigon. Found at every com tam stall from 6am. The broken rice was originally sold cheap as it couldn't be exported.
Saigon broken rice — fractured rice grains grilled with pork chop, shredded pork skin and pork patty, served with cucumber, pickles and sweet fish sauce. The breakfast of Ho Chi Minh City.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
20 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
380 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
400gbroken rice, cooked
4pork chops, marinated in lemongrass, fish sauce and sugar
100gbì shredded pork skin
4chả egg and pork patties
nuoc cham, cucumber, pickled vegetablesto serve
Method
1
Grill pork chops over charcoal until charred and caramelised.
2
Arrange broken rice on plates. Top with pork chop, bì and chả.
3
Serve with nuoc cham and all accompaniments.
Chef's Tip
Broken rice has a different texture from regular rice — more absorbent and slightly sticky.
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