Cơm Tấm Sườn Recipe

Cơm Tấm Sườn

Broken Rice with Grilled Pork Chop

A beloved Saigon street food featuring grilled pork chops served over broken rice with pickled vegetables, fresh cucumber, and fish sauce dressing.

Other variations:

Cơm tấm sườn nướng, Cơm tấm bì chả, Cơm tấm sườn bì chả trứng, Cơm tấm chay

Region

Southern Vietnam

Preparation Time

1h00

Servings

4

Difficulty

Medium

About this recipe

Cơm Tấm was originally a humble dish eaten by farmers using fractured rice grains. Over time, it evolved into a signature Southern Vietnamese meal, often paired with grilled meats, chả trứng (steamed egg meatloaf), and a sweet-salty dipping sauce.

Ingredients List

500 g broken rice 4 pork chops 2 stalks lemongrass (minced) 3 cloves garlic (minced) 2 shallots (minced) 3 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp honey 2 tbsp oil 150 g pickled carrots and daikon 1 cucumber (sliced) 3 tbsp fish sauce (for dipping) 2 tbsp sugar juice of 1 lime sliced chili

Materials & Tools

Grill or stovetop grill pan mixing bowls knife and chopping board rice cooker small saucepan for sauce

Preparation steps

Total Time :

1h00

Active Time :

55 min

Cooking Time

Marinate Pork

Marinate pork chops with lemongrass, garlic, shallots, fish sauce, sugar, honey, and oil for 1 hour.

1h00

Grill Pork

Grill chops over medium heat until cooked and caramelized.

20 min

Cook Rice

Cook broken rice until fluffy.

20 min

Make Sauce

Mix fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, and chili.

10 min

Serve

Pork chops over rice with pickles, cucumber, and sauce.

5 min

Chef’s Tips

Marinate pork overnight for deeper flavor; grill over charcoal for authentic smokiness.

Serving Suggestions

Pickled vegetables, cucumber slices, dipping sauce

Nutritional info

600kcal
32g protein
22g fat
65g carbs

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