Cơm Tấm
also called com tam · cơm tấm · cơm tấm sườn nướng · com tam suon nuong · broken rice · broken rice plate · grilled pork chop with rice · rice plate · C1
- Phở & Bánh Mì
- serves 4
- recipe says 4 hr 45 min
- Rice, Beans & Grains
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The table
| 2 stalks(minced fine)lemongrass | stir the marinade | marinate chilled 4 hr | grill 10 min, basting | top the rice, dress the plate |
| 3 cloves(minced)garlic | ||||
| 2 Tbs(25 g)granulated sugar | ||||
| 2 Tbs(30 mL)fish sauce | ||||
| 1 Tbs(15 mL)dark soy sauce | ||||
| 1/2 tspwhite pepper | ||||
| 1 Tbs(15 mL)vegetable oil | ||||
| 4(1/2 inch thick, pounded thinner and scored through the fat)bone-in pork chops | ||||
| 2 cups(370 g)broken rice | rinse, steam 20 min, rest 10 min | |||
| 2 1/4 cups(535 mL)water | ||||
| 2 Tbsscallion oil | ||||
| 1/2 cup(drained)đồ chua | ||||
| 1/2(sliced)cucumber | ||||
| 1(sliced)tomato | ||||
| 1/2 cupnước chấm | ||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.16 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1stir the marinade
2marinate chilled 4 hr
goes in with what step 1 made
3rinse, steam 20 min, rest 10 min
5top the rice, dress the plate
goes in with what steps 3 and 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 4 hr 10 min2 of 5 steps give no time
- Needs you
- about 10 min
- If you get it wrong
- Narrow — the marinade is mostly sugar, so the chop lacquers and then blackens inside the same ten minutes over the fire
stir the marinade
not timedfrom the start
rinse, steam 20 min, rest 10 min
30 minwalk awayfrom the start
marinate chilled 4 hr
4 hrwalk awayfrom the start
grill 10 min, basting
10 minneeds you4 hr in
top the rice, dress the plate
not timed4 hr 10 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
You'll need fridge
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Cơm Tấm
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: pork, rice, vietnamese, lemongrass, grill
>> counters: Phở & Bánh Mì
>> aka: com tam, cơm tấm, cơm tấm sườn nướng, com tam suon nuong, broken rice, broken rice plate, grilled pork chop with rice, rice plate, C1
>> pairs-with: nuoc-cham, do-chua
>> servings: 4
>> time: 4 hr 45 min
>> slack: narrow — the marinade is mostly sugar, so the chop lacquers and then blackens inside the same ten minutes over the fire
>> step: stir the marinade
Stir @lemongrass{2%stalks}(minced fine), @garlic{3%cloves}(minced), @granulated sugar{2%Tbs}(25 g), @fish sauce{2%Tbs}(30 mL), @dark soy sauce{1%Tbs}(15 mL), @white pepper{1/2%tsp} and @vegetable oil{1%Tbs}(15 mL) into a marinade.
>> step: marinate chilled 4 hr
Marinate @bone-in pork chops{4}(1/2 inch thick, pounded thinner and scored through the fat) in @&(~1)marinade{} in the #fridge{} ~marinate{4%hr}.
>> step: rinse, steam 20 min, rest 10 min
Rinse @broken rice{2%cup}(370 g) until the water runs nearly clear, then steam it with @water{2 1/4%cup}(535 mL) ~steam{20%min} and ~rest{10%min} off the heat with the lid on.
>> step: grill 10 min, basting
Grill @&(~2)pork chops{} over hot coals ~grill{10%min}, turning and basting with what is left in the dish, until the edges blacken and the fat crisps.
>> step: top the rice, dress the plate
Top @&(~2)broken rice{} with @&(~1)grilled chop{} laid over it, spoon @scallion oil{2%Tbs} across the rice, and set @đồ chua{1/2%cup}(drained), @cucumber{1/2}(sliced) and @tomato{1}(sliced) alongside with @nước chấm{1/2%cup} to pour over the whole plate at once.