Com Tam (Broken Rice)

Ingredients

• • 2 cups broken rice (com tam)
• • 4 bone-in pork chops
• • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• • 2 tablespoons sugar
• • 3 cloves garlic, minced
• • 1 tablespoon lemongrass, minced
• • 1 shallot, minced
• • 4 eggs
• • Pickled vegetables
• • Cucumber slices
• • Nuoc cham sauce

Instructions

1. Step 1: Marinate pork chops in fish sauce, sugar, garlic, lemongrass, and shallot for 4 hours or overnight.
2. Step 2: Cook broken rice according to package directions.
3. Step 3: Grill or pan-fry pork chops until charred and cooked through, about 5-6 minutes per side.
4. Step 4: Fry eggs sunny-side up.
5. Step 5: Plate rice, top with pork chop and fried egg.
6. Step 6: Serve with pickled vegetables, cucumber, and nuoc cham on the side.