![]() ![]() In my version below, the broken rice is served with Vietnamese air fryer pork chops. The natural sweetness and slight crunch from sautéed onions in a tart, sweet and loose tomato sauce perfectly bridges the flavour between the steamed broken rice and nước mắm (Vietnamese fish sauce dipping sauce). The addition of mint and Vietnamese perilla also gave the dish an element of freshness, cutting through the unctuous pork and creaminess of the runny egg yolk.įinally she would make a sweet and sour sauce of bottled tomato sauce and sautéed onions, that for me tied this entire dish together. This allowed the accompaniments (sauces and oils) to thoroughly coat each rice grain, thus maximising the flavour. Mum’s rice was always perfectly cooked through-al dente in texture with each rice grain separated from the next. We had a specific pot for broken rice and whenever she brought it out, the entire family knew what would ensue. She preferred to par-boil it before steaming it over a low flame for perfect results. ![]() Mum refrained from using a rice cooker to prepare broken rice grains. This is mainly due to her meticulous cooking method for cooking the rice, the addition of fresh herbs and her special tomato sauce. I’ve experienced many com tam variations from restaurants, to street food vendors in Vietnam and other Vietnamese households, but I firmly believe Mum’s nostalgic plate of com tam reigns supreme. Broken rice is now processed by farmers by design and in our family pantry, it’s an essential. Previously, It was seen as a wasted crop and sold as seconds, but now due to a rise in popularity can be considered as a commodity. As its name suggests, broken rice is literally loose shards of rice grains that were being damaged during the milling process. However, in my opinion, the star of the show in any broken rice dish is the gạo tấm (broken rice grain) itself. There are endless variations of this dish mainly due to its easily interchangeable elements such as sauces, herbs and choice of protein.Ī typical plate of com tam consists of pork chops, a fried egg, slices of cucumber, pickles and served with a side of nuoc mam (Vietnamese fish sauce dipping sauce). Cơm tấm is a very popular rice dish on both the streets of Vietnam and in Vietnamese households.
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