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Cơm Tấm (Broken Rice with Grilled Pork)

One serving has 816 kcal and 45 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (149%), thiamin (119%), pyridoxine (113%), niacin (102%), phosphorus (78%) and manganese (68%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Cơm Tấm (Broken Rice with Grilled Pork)
Photo: Christopher Crouzet, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (401 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: egg, fish, pork

Ingredients

  • 90 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 150 g Pork chops, raw
  • 8 g Garlic, raw
  • 10 g Fish sauce
  • 10 g Sugar
  • 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 20 g Carrots, raw
  • 20 g Daikon radish, raw
  • 5 g Vinegar, white
  • 20 g Cucumber, raw
  • 8 g Scallions, raw

Method

  1. Marinate the pork chop with the garlic, half the fish sauce and half the sugar for at least 20 minutes.
  2. Toss the julienned carrot and daikon with the vinegar and remaining sugar for a quick pickle.
  3. Cook the rice until tender.
  4. Grill or pan-fry the pork chop over medium-high heat, 4-5 minutes per side, until cooked through with clear juices (74 °C/165 °F).
  5. Fry the egg in the oil, sunny-side-up.
  6. Plate the rice with the pork chop, fried egg, cucumber and pickle, and drizzle with the remaining fish sauce.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy816 kcal39%
Carbohydrates89.4 g
Water232 mL
Fiber2.5 g9%
Protein45.4 g95%
Tryptophan0.5 g
Threonine2 g
Isoleucine2.2 g
Leucine3.8 g
Lysine3.6 g
Methionine1.2 g
Cystine0.65 g
Phenylalanine2 g
Tyrosine1.7 g
Valine2.5 g
Histidine1.7 g
Fat29 g
Monounsaturated9.6 g
Polyunsaturated8.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-67.6 g
Saturated7.8 g
Trans-Fats0.22 g
Cholesterol290 mg
Calcium122 mg12%
Copper0.41 mg46%
Iron6.2 mg35%
Magnesium95.3 mg31%
Manganese1.2 mg68%
Phosphorus549 mg78%
Potassium909 mg19%
Selenium82 µg149%
Sodium964 mg
Zinc4.5 mg57%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1.3 mg119%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.6 mg55%
Niacin (vitamin B3)14.3 mg102%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.9 mg59%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.5 mg113%
Folate (vitamin B9)253 µg63%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.3 µg54%
Choline244 mg57%
Vitamin A255 µg36%
Vitamin C10.2 mg14%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)72.5 IU12%
Vitamin E1.8 mg12%
Vitamin K41.3 µg46%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.4 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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