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Cơm Tấm Sườn Recipe (Vietnamese Broken Rice With Pork Chops)

Cơm tấm sườn recipe combines savory grilled pork chops with fragrant broken rice, creating a beloved Vietnamese dish packed with flavors and textures.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Keyword: Cơm Tấm Sườn, Vietnamese Broken Rice With Pork Chops
Level of Difficulty: Medium
Dietary Preference: None
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 491kcal

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking tray
  • Pot
  • Pan
  • Basting Brush
  • Bowl
  • Chopsticks (For stirring rice)

Ingredients

  • 300 grams pork chop
  • 300 grams broken rice
  • 300 ml water
  • 1 egg
  • 40 ml fresh milk
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallots
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce

Accompaniments

  • Scallion oil
  • Cucumber
  • Tomato
  • Pickled vegetables
  • Garlic chili fish sauce
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Instructions 

  • Clean the pork chops and let them drain. In a large bowl, mix the pork with milk, honey, minced garlic and shallot, oyster sauce, cooking oil, fish sauce, and five-spice powder.
    Stir well to coat the pork evenly. Marinate the meat for at least 30 minutes, or ideally 1-2 hours.
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  • Rinse the broken rice 2-3 times until clean. Place the rice in a pot, add water, and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes.
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  • Stir the rice 2-3 times during cooking to ensure even cooking.
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  • Preheat the oven to 200°C. Arrange the marinated pork chops on a baking tray. Grill the pork in the oven for 10 minutes.
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  • Reopen the oven, apply the leftover marinade to the pork, and grill for 5 more minutes. Turn the pork over, coat the opposite side with marinade, and grill for another 5 minutes until the meat achieves golden color.
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  • Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. Add the egg and fry until the yolk is runny or fully cooked, as desired.
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  • Serve the cooked broken rice (topped with scallion oil) on a plate with grilled pork and fried egg. Enjoy the rice dish with cucumber, tomato, pickled vegetables, scallion oil, and garlic chili fish sauce.
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Notes

  • You can also cook broken rice in a rice cooker with the same water-to-rice ratio as this recipe.
  • Use medium-thick pork chops to ensure they cook evenly and remain juicy.
  • You can replace cucumber, tomato, and pickled vegetables with other preferred vegetables.
  • Besides fried eggs, cơm tấm sườn can also be served with Vietnamese egg meatloaf  (chả trứng), shredded pork skin (bì), or Chinese sausage (lạp xưởng).

Nutrition

Calories: 491kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 666mg | Potassium: 467mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 83IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg