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Broken Rice Recipe with Grilled Pork Chop

This Vietnamese broken rice recipe is for a simple to make iconic Saigon food. Full of flavor, the soft and fluffy broken rice with grilled pork chops and an outstanding fish sauce will excite your taste buds.
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Course: Recipes
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 475kcal
Author: Authentic Food Quest

Equipment

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Ingredients 

Broken Rice

Grilled Pork Chops & Marinade

  • ½ lb pork chops ¼ lb or 100 grams each for a total of ½ lb or 200 grams of pork chops. Choose the one attached with the bone
  • 2 teaspoons spring onions chopped
  • 2 teaspoon annatto oil
  • 2 teaspoon chicken powder
  • 1 teaspoon oyster oil
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 ½ Tablespoon soy sauce
  • pinch of five spices powder

Dipping Fish Sauce

Instructions

  • How To Cook Broken Rice in a Rice Cooker
  • Measure 2 cups of broken rice and wash under cold running water
  • Transfer the clean rice into your rice cooker
  • Add 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt
  • Set your rice cooker to start cooking

  • How to Cook Broken Rice on the Stovetop
  • Measure 2 cups of broken rice and wash under cold running water
  • Rinse the rice and transfer it into a pot with water and salt
  • Bring it to a boil, stir it, and then cover with a tight-fitting lid
  • Turn the heat down to the lowest setting and let it cook for about 15 - 20 minutes
  • Once the rice has cooked, turn off the heat and let it sit in the pot for an extra 5 minutes
  • Fluff with a fork and serve

  • Grilled Pork Chops
  • Prepare the marinade for pork chops
  • In a large dish mix chopped shallots, spring onions, annatto oil, soy sauce, oyster oil with chicken powder, sugar, and five spices powder.
  • Cover the pork chops with the marinade and let it sit for 10 -15 minutes to absorb the flavors.
  • Warm up your grill to medium and cook pork chops until they turn to a golden brown color
  • Slice tomato, cucumber, and radish julienne-style

  • Dipping Fish Sauce
  • In a separate dish, mix 4 tablespoons of fish sauce, with 6 tablespoons of water and 3 tablespoons of sugar
  • Stir until everything dissolves completely
  • Feel free to taste and adjust any of the ingredients to your liking

  • Assembling Your Plate of Vietnamese Broken Rice with Grilled Pork Chops
  • To prepare your plate Vietnamese style, start by serving the rice. 
  • Fill a cup or small rice bowl with cooked broken rice. 
  • Press it gently into the bowl
  • Turn it upside down onto a plate and it should form a perfect dome
  • Next, lay the grilled pork next to the rice
  • Pour the dipping sauce into a small dipping bowl
  • Garnish the plate with sliced tomato, cucumber, or radish
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Notes

Feel free to adjust the amount of sugar used in the dipping fish sauce for this broken rice recipe

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 475kcal | Carbohydrates: 89g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 2070mg | Potassium: 325mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg
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