Saigon

Com tam

Broken rice, a caramelised pork chop and a fried egg. Saigon's working breakfast, now a cult.

60 minTime

35 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Broken rice1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayGrilled chop, broken rice, fried egg.

The original

804kcalsame

35 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

60minutessame

Com tam suon.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice1½ cups broken rice, or regular rice

Pork4 thin boneless pork chops

Lemongrass2 stalks, minced

Shallots3, minced

Garlic4 cloves

Fish sauce4 tbsp, split

Jaggery1½ tbsp

Soy sauce2 tsp

Black pepper½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2½ tbsp, split

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)4, sliced

Egg4

Cucumber1, sliced

Tomato1, sliced

Sugar1½ tbsp

Lemon juicelime juice

Waterfor nuoc cham

Green chilli1, sliced

Method

5 steps

1Marinate the chops with lemongrass, shallots, garlic, 2 tbsp fish sauce, jaggery, soy, pepper and 1 tbsp oil for at least 1 hour.
2Cook the rice. Make spring onion oil by pouring 1 tbsp very hot oil over the spring onions with a pinch of salt.
3Grill or pan sear the chops over high heat until charred and cooked through with no pink.
4Fry the eggs sunny side up in the remaining oil. Make nuoc cham with sugar, water, remaining fish sauce, lime and chilli.
5Plate rice, chop, egg, cucumber and tomato. Spoon spring onion oil over and pass nuoc cham.

Serve it like this

Pack rice in a bowl and turn out on a plate, lay the chop alongside, top with the egg and spring onion oil, cucumber and tomato on the side, nuoc cham in a little bowl.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Saigon

Com tam

Broken rice, a caramelised pork chop and a fried egg. Saigon's working breakfast, now a cult.

60 minTime

35 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Broken rice1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayGrilled chop, broken rice, fried egg.

The original

804kcalsame

35 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

60minutessame

Com tam suon.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice1½ cups broken rice, or regular rice

Pork4 thin boneless pork chops

Lemongrass2 stalks, minced

Shallots3, minced

Garlic4 cloves

Fish sauce4 tbsp, split

Jaggery1½ tbsp

Soy sauce2 tsp

Black pepper½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2½ tbsp, split

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)4, sliced

Egg4

Cucumber1, sliced

Tomato1, sliced

Sugar1½ tbsp

Lemon juicelime juice

Waterfor nuoc cham

Green chilli1, sliced

Method

5 steps

1Marinate the chops with lemongrass, shallots, garlic, 2 tbsp fish sauce, jaggery, soy, pepper and 1 tbsp oil for at least 1 hour.
2Cook the rice. Make spring onion oil by pouring 1 tbsp very hot oil over the spring onions with a pinch of salt.
3Grill or pan sear the chops over high heat until charred and cooked through with no pink.
4Fry the eggs sunny side up in the remaining oil. Make nuoc cham with sugar, water, remaining fish sauce, lime and chilli.
5Plate rice, chop, egg, cucumber and tomato. Spoon spring onion oil over and pass nuoc cham.

Serve it like this

Pack rice in a bowl and turn out on a plate, lay the chop alongside, top with the egg and spring onion oil, cucumber and tomato on the side, nuoc cham in a little bowl.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Com tam

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Com tam

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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