World Flavors Cookbook

Cơm Tấm (Broken Rice)

Name: Cơm Tấm (Broken Rice)
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: Broken rice grains Grilled pork chop (suon nuong) Cha trung (steamed egg meatloaf) Bi (shredded pork skin with toasted rice powder) Fried egg Nuoc Cham sauce, scallion oil

A Southern Vietnamese favorite; "broken" rice grains served with grilled pork chops, egg meatloaf, and pickled vegetables.

Cuisine: Vietnam

Ingredients

Broken rice grains Grilled pork chop (suon nuong) Cha trung (steamed egg meatloaf) Bi (shredded pork skin with toasted rice powder) Fried egg Nuoc Cham sauce, scallion oil

Instructions

1. Steam the broken rice until soft. 2. Grill the marinated pork chops over charcoal. 3. Prepare the egg meatloaf by steaming ground pork, eggs, wood ear mushrooms, and vermicelli. 4. Top the rice with the pork chop, a slice of loaf, and a sunny-side up egg. 5. Drizzle with scallion oil and serve with Nuoc Cham and pickled carrots/radish.