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
Make it your way
Grandma's wayGrilled chop, broken rice, fried egg.
The original804kcalsame
35 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
60minutessame
Com tam suon.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
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.